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Someone you should meet.

By The Armorer on June 9, 2007 | | Comments (11)

Meet Chief Grayhek. Perhaps as important, meet his wife!

From ODs to ACUs, Vietnam to OIF

7-Jun-07 By Spc. Stephanie Homan MNC-I PAO

BAGHDAD — “What were they called? BDUs? Yeah, I missed that entire era,” said Chief Warrant Officer George Grayhek, intelligence electronic warfare officer for 502nd Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th MI Brigade.

“My wife said I could have two years in the sandbox with the Soldiers and I want the two years,” he said, but he knew it would not be easy.

Grayhek, a Washington state native, first served in the Army from 1959 to 1979, then retired as a chief warrant officer. He returned to duty in 2006.

“I am (part of a) very special group of people that recognizes the Army is undermanned and I wanted to do more than send a package or a card,” said the 65-year-old maintenance Soldier. “I had to help. I am financially stable, my kids are doing great, and my grandkids are doing great. I have the time. I am one of the few people (at my age) who is fortunate enough to be able to be here and I should be here.”

This guy retired a year before I was commissioned... and I've been retired for 7 years now.

You rock, Chief.

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By Mike M. on June 9, 2007 5:22 PM
Yes, he rocks. I hope he gets home safe. But, all the troops rock. That doesn't make the Iraq quagmire a good idea.
 
By MattSkosh on June 9, 2007 5:34 PM
I used to work for a George Grayhek. I wonder if it's the same guy?
 
By MattSkosh on June 9, 2007 6:06 PM
Thanks for the link. Now that I've seen his picture (it didn't load the first time I read it) on the linked page, I know that he is in fact the same George Grayhek. Wow!
 
By Bob on June 9, 2007 7:47 PM
Mike M., your comment is a non sequitur, and furthermore contains a naked assertion that is not supportable. STFU.
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 9, 2007 8:31 PM
Mike - the post was about the Chief. It wasn't about the war, merely that the Chief stood up to the plate. Bob - we try to take a little, erm, *lighter* tone around here, while we take your point. Feel free to argue the points, but let's not poke fingers in eyes simply because we can. It keeps the place calmer.
 
By Hucbald on June 10, 2007 12:00 AM
I'm so glad my dad was a military guy. He'd have done the same if he'd have been able. After WW II, Korea, and Viet Nam, I guess he'd seen just about everything and was ready for anything. Scratch golfer, NRA sharpshooter: Best huntin' and fishin' buddy a kid could dream of. I'd say "they don't make 'em like that anymore" except, obviously, they still do. Thank God. Military guys kick ass. Forget about the taking names part. The ass kicking is enough. Then, they come home and make kick ass citizens. I love military guys. Even Jonah's. ;^)
 
By wickedpinto on June 10, 2007 12:41 AM
I'm 31! I'm not a fraction of the man I was 7 years ago, and this guy can reach back almost 30 years, and find something that my self entitled ass can't see anymore? I'm on the edge of tears!
 
By wickedpinto on June 10, 2007 12:45 AM
sorry for the double post, the pop up server is lagging.
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 10, 2007 8:15 AM
Actually, 'Pinto - the back office of this place is so hosed my webmonkey just sits in there drunk.
 
By Mike M. on June 10, 2007 12:40 PM
Actually, I owe you all an apology. This wasn't the right venue for me to mouth off about the war. He is a very impressive man. For what it's worth and my other opinions aside, I hope he does what he's setting out to do and that in two years he returns safely.
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 10, 2007 1:34 PM
No worries, Mike.