I was running convoys along Baghdad’s dangerous roads in 2004 when then-PFC Keith Maupin’s own convoy was ambushed. Insurgents executed a b...

The following article was sent to me via friends at Fort Benning. It was published on WRAL.com in North Carolina. It tells the story of on...

This is an inspiring story that was sent to me by Dave Stieghan, Army historian at Fort Benning, Georgia: * * * * Associated Press CAMP S...

Some time ago I wrote an entry in this blog called "The Warrior Prince: Harry Goes to Iraq" when Prince Harry of Great Britain wa...

Since my return to my home base at the end of 2007, I have been preparing for what will be my final mission in the Army. My previous job wa...

During my tour in Iraq in 2004, I was the sergeant-in-charge or NCOIC of the protective service detail (PSD) for then-Brigadier General Cha...

My third mobilization since 9/11 began on February 1, 2007 and was scheduled to end on January 31, 2008. I decided to allow the Army to ext...

When Iranian boats approached our ships with threats that “the ships would explode”, such imminent danger to our warships and service member...

Back in 1973, a young Vietnam veteran wasn’t doing a whole lot with his life. He had foolishly blown all the money he saved while overseas ...

"For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know." Quote from the Vietnam War No citizen can...

I became an Army Ranger in June, 1970 (Ranger class 13-70) while stationed at what was then the “Ranger Department” at Fort Benning. At the...

Christmas at war is a lonely and sobering experience. The above photo shows part of the “Soldier’s Tree” my wife Debbie created. It is co...

After watching the unit train for months, we finally bid them farewell. They boarded their aircraft and flew away, going to a war that star...

My “series” of posts on Muqtada al Sadr and the Mahdi Army continues. Al Sadr may be trying to position himself in order to eventually dec...

A couple of days ago, I posted a piece on Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army and the threat it poses to the future of Iraq. The American and ...

There will come a day when the United States largely pulls out of Iraq at the request of that nation’s leaders. If our goals are met, then ...

This photograph needs no explanation.... * * * * SFC Chuck Grist www.AmericanRanger.blogspot.com

To my parent’s generation, the horrible date was December 7th; to the current generation it is September 11th. Both were sneak attacks resul...