Grady Birdsong

Grady Birdsong was raised in Kansas and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966. After serving two combat tours in the Northern I Corps region of Vietnam during the Tet Offensive in 1968 and along the DMZ in 1969, he enjoyed a successful career traveling the world as an executive in engineering, marketing, and business development in the telecommunications/data, information technology, and the optical/fiber systems industries. Now retired, Grady lives with his wife, Pamela, in the Denver area, where he enjoys his grandchildren and spends his time writing, volunteering, and hunting big game.Grady is a graduate of Regis University in Denver, Colorado, an officer in the 1st Marine Division Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter, and Program Chair of the large Denver area monthly Marine Corps Luncheon group, “Coopers Troopers.”