Friday, September 20, 2019
I knew Chuck in Afghanistan during 2010 at FOB Andar. I was a private military contractor working with the Army there to train the Afghan police. I talked to him several times and on one occasion, went outside the wire on a mission with his unit. There were some "fireworks" by the Taliban during that one and afterward, I commented to him that once I got home, I was going to made a display case of patches from Afghanistan, of the Army units I worked with. I'll never forget, that without hesitation, he reached over and pulled the patch off his sleeve and handed it to me. I appreciated that very much. R.I.P. Chuck.