| Master Police Officer Charles M. (Chuck) Grist |
| Author Grist and his wife, Debbie, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina before he left for Iraq. |
About the Author
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Charles M. (Chuck) Grist is a master police officer in Central Florida who
retired from the Army Reserve in 2009.
Enlisting for the first time in 1968, Grist was commissioned a year later as a
second lieutenant at the age of twenty. He graduated from the Army's
Airborne and Ranger Courses and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon
leader with the First Cavalry Division.
After a long break in service, Grist reenlisted in the Army Reserve as a
sergeant. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he continued his
service as a warrior-citizen, volunteering to serve in Iraq in 2004. Grist
became the leader of the C.O.B.R.A. Team, a Protective Service Detail with
a mission to protect a general in Baghdad.
He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and has been married
to his wife, Debbie, for over thirty-six years. They are the parents of four
children and the grandparents of three little girls and one little Ranger.
You can contact Grist at TheRangerCop@aol.com or at P.O. Box 197032,
Winter Springs, Florida 32719 .
retired from the Army Reserve in 2009.
Enlisting for the first time in 1968, Grist was commissioned a year later as a
second lieutenant at the age of twenty. He graduated from the Army's
Airborne and Ranger Courses and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon
leader with the First Cavalry Division.
After a long break in service, Grist reenlisted in the Army Reserve as a
sergeant. After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, he continued his
service as a warrior-citizen, volunteering to serve in Iraq in 2004. Grist
became the leader of the C.O.B.R.A. Team, a Protective Service Detail with
a mission to protect a general in Baghdad.
He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and has been married
to his wife, Debbie, for over thirty-six years. They are the parents of four
children and the grandparents of three little girls and one little Ranger.
You can contact Grist at TheRangerCop@aol.com or at P.O. Box 197032,
Winter Springs, Florida 32719 .
