I would suggest that you read The Perdiccas Scroll , a murder mystery that takes place in modern-day Iraq. It was recently awarded FIRST ...

I am pleased to announce that the Second Edition of my book is available at Amazon.com. It is available as a paperback for $12.9...

I was honored today to be the speaker at the Veterans Day event at the Altamonte Mall in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Following are my co...

I’ve got to tell you that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be – especially when you’ve spent your entire life with a Type A perso...

As someone who served in both Vietnam and Iraq, I have seen my share of the horrors of war. I may be sixty-four years old, but I still s...

First Lieutenant Chuck Grist Shortly before Christmas, 1970 , Northeast of Saigon In three weeks, I will turn 64. I retired from the Ar...

Navy SEAL Chris Kyle The most lethal sniper in American history, Chris Kyle, has been murdered in Texas while helping an ex-soldier su...

Me at Baghdad's Camp Victory in early 2004  I'm a Vietnam veteran as well as a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, so I know a li...

Please take time today to honor America's veterans. We live our daily lives in safety and security because of their service and sacrifi...

I had the great honor to serve with Marines from Vietnam to Iraq. Their courage, sacrifice, and devotion to honor is second to none. Withou...

I’m an old retired guy now, but on September 11, 2001, I was a police detective in Altamonte Springs , Florida . When the attacks began, I...

The agreement negotiated by President George W. Bush with the Iraqi government mandates that our troops leave Iraq by the end of 2011. There...

Muqtada Al Sadr with his inner circle With regard to my recent post of April 6 on radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al Sadr and his Mahdi Arm...

Muqtada al Sadr, leader of the Mahdi Army When I was in Iraq in 2004, there were two major uprisings by the Mahdi Army, a violent Shiite ...

Author Grist with Ashley Lauren During my tour in Iraq in 2004, my team was honored to meet and escort Doug Besherse who had come to Bagh...

The above magazine cover appeared ninety-three years ago today. An American soldier is offering sustenance to a child in a foreign land, pro...

UPDATE:   Please go to THIS LINK  for the update for September 11, 2011, the tenth anniversary of 9/11. We will all remember where we wer...

This article from AOL documents the exit from Iraq of the last combat brigade, the 4th Stryker Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division. Howev...