WEBVTT 00:00.440 --> 00:04.250 mm hmm . All right sir . 00:04.260 --> 00:07.340 Um I'm Kenny scrawl here in latin and I 00:07.350 --> 00:09.350 want to welcome you . Thank you for 00:09.350 --> 00:11.517 joining us . If you could just give me 00:11.517 --> 00:13.628 your first and last name fell in both 00:13.628 --> 00:13.390 your ranking , your position with the 00:13.390 --> 00:15.700 force , you're servin and uh , no 00:15.700 --> 00:18.040 worries . I'll take it easy on yet . 00:19.440 --> 00:21.773 Okay . Yes , my name is Major Darrell M . 00:21.773 --> 00:24.800 Grey spelled D A R E L . L . 00:24.810 --> 00:27.980 Greg E R A Y . 00:27.990 --> 00:31.900 Uh 30% division uh Aaron 00:31.900 --> 00:33.678 Missile Defense Officer for the 00:33.678 --> 00:35.850 division at multinational division 00:35.850 --> 00:38.670 centre . 30% division for Stewart 00:38.670 --> 00:41.990 Georgia also have a second hat that I 00:41.990 --> 00:45.770 wear as the 33 division or the M . And 00:45.770 --> 00:48.510 D . C . Multinational division centre 00:48.520 --> 00:51.890 uh liaison officer at court where I 00:51.900 --> 00:55.780 provide a corps commander uh 00:55.790 --> 00:58.380 information as far as the divisions of 00:58.380 --> 00:59.991 operations and status of the 00:59.991 --> 01:02.130 information on the division staff and 01:02.130 --> 01:04.830 operations with uh mm Dc . Area of 01:04.840 --> 01:06.960 operation Environment . 01:07.640 --> 01:10.990 Okay . Major Great . Um , first of all , 01:11.000 --> 01:13.333 can you give me a little bit of history ? 01:13.333 --> 01:15.389 Uh you know we have here that you're 01:15.389 --> 01:17.444 from Loughton . So can you , can you 01:17.444 --> 01:19.667 tell me a little bit about that ? Yes . 01:19.667 --> 01:22.880 Uh My dad was assigned to Lawton , Fort 01:22.880 --> 01:25.110 Sill back ball , but when I was two 01:25.110 --> 01:27.310 years old and he got out the military 01:27.310 --> 01:30.420 and resided there ever since . Um so 01:30.420 --> 01:32.364 I've been raised most of my life , 01:32.364 --> 01:34.420 there are a lot in Fort sill area uh 01:34.420 --> 01:37.230 attended high school and college there 01:37.230 --> 01:39.397 in LA and went to a lot of nice in our 01:39.397 --> 01:42.600 high school , graduated 1989 and uh see 01:42.600 --> 01:44.650 the ROTC commission at Cameron 01:44.650 --> 01:46.594 University here where I majored in 01:46.594 --> 01:48.706 criminal justice and got commissioner 01:48.706 --> 01:52.660 and graduated in 1994 . Uh , 01:53.660 --> 01:55.827 And how long have you been deployed in 01:55.827 --> 01:58.810 Iraq now ? I've been in Iraq now . 12 01:58.810 --> 02:02.680 months . And what 02:02.690 --> 02:05.130 can you maybe tell the viewers at home 02:05.130 --> 02:07.408 they're gonna want to know what you do . 02:07.408 --> 02:09.463 So if you can break it down a little 02:09.463 --> 02:11.686 bit easier terms for them to understand 02:11.686 --> 02:14.500 your job there . Yes . The first hat 02:14.500 --> 02:16.840 that I wear is as the division Air 02:16.840 --> 02:19.260 missile Defense officer where I provide 02:19.540 --> 02:21.651 division commander information as far 02:21.651 --> 02:25.240 as any air and air threat where 02:25.240 --> 02:28.040 the aircraft or ballistic missile and 02:28.040 --> 02:30.096 the other half that I wear is as the 02:30.096 --> 02:32.430 division L . N . O . Or liaison officer 02:32.430 --> 02:34.850 at core where I actually provide the 02:34.850 --> 02:37.530 division commander and his staff , 02:37.540 --> 02:40.910 the battlefield rhythm 02:40.910 --> 02:43.530 and operations that happened within the 02:43.540 --> 02:47.270 M NBC s operating environment . Uh , 02:47.280 --> 02:50.130 anything that happens within uh mm DCs 02:50.140 --> 02:52.307 area operating environment , they have 02:52.307 --> 02:54.362 any questions or details that needed 02:54.362 --> 02:56.584 more more about . I provide that to the 02:56.584 --> 02:59.290 division commander and his staff . 03:00.160 --> 03:02.382 And you know , we've been talking about 03:02.382 --> 03:05.000 the uh , the long time that we've been 03:05.000 --> 03:07.000 in Iraq and and and the work that's 03:07.000 --> 03:09.000 been done in the improvement . What 03:09.000 --> 03:11.111 kind of things have you seen that has 03:11.111 --> 03:13.222 been greatly improved by our presence 03:13.222 --> 03:15.190 there . Things I've seen , greatly 03:15.190 --> 03:17.440 improved by our presence here is the 03:17.450 --> 03:19.660 Iraqi people themselves willing to 03:19.670 --> 03:22.300 stand up and do they need to do to 03:22.310 --> 03:24.477 fight for their own neighborhoods . Um 03:24.477 --> 03:26.699 uh we have the organization called Sons 03:26.699 --> 03:28.921 of Iraq where it's nothing but like the 03:28.921 --> 03:31.143 neighborhood watch community where they 03:31.340 --> 03:33.600 um Iraqi people themselves are standing 03:33.600 --> 03:36.060 up now and decided to turn against the 03:36.070 --> 03:38.390 enemy and actually working with 03:38.400 --> 03:40.289 coalition forces as well as Iraqi 03:40.289 --> 03:42.440 security forces and providing us 03:42.450 --> 03:44.506 information on how and where the bad 03:44.506 --> 03:46.506 guys are located at . So that's the 03:46.506 --> 03:48.728 most important thing I've seen here and 03:48.728 --> 03:50.894 now since I've been um these 12 months 03:51.640 --> 03:54.020 and we've been , we've been , you know , 03:54.020 --> 03:56.242 there for quite some time and there has 03:56.242 --> 03:58.464 been vast improvement in their economic 03:58.464 --> 04:00.576 and social development and and things 04:00.576 --> 04:02.631 seems to be ironing themselves out . 04:02.631 --> 04:04.853 And um where do you think we need to go 04:04.853 --> 04:07.560 from from here , where we need to go 04:07.560 --> 04:09.560 from here is to continue what we're 04:09.560 --> 04:11.727 doing . Um right now , if this working 04:11.727 --> 04:13.782 model continue what we're doing with 04:13.782 --> 04:15.949 what we've got , uh tons of Iraq's are 04:15.949 --> 04:18.060 doing what they need to do to help us 04:18.060 --> 04:20.171 out . The Sons of Iraq are also going 04:20.171 --> 04:22.282 to be getting some training as far as 04:22.282 --> 04:24.282 what we teach them as far as how to 04:24.282 --> 04:26.393 provide security for the neighborhood 04:26.393 --> 04:28.690 and keep keep a good lookout for the 04:28.690 --> 04:31.130 enemy and then not take things into 04:31.130 --> 04:33.186 their own hands , but people who are 04:33.186 --> 04:35.352 trained to do it conducted business uh 04:35.352 --> 04:37.463 as far as capturing the bad guys that 04:37.463 --> 04:39.630 are out there in their neighborhoods . 04:39.630 --> 04:41.630 Um But other than that , you know , 04:41.630 --> 04:43.741 continue identifying where they're at 04:43.741 --> 04:46.540 having us ? Our Iraqi security forces 04:46.550 --> 04:50.440 um capture those guys didn't focus 04:50.440 --> 04:52.607 on building their neighborhoods up and 04:52.607 --> 04:54.718 getting their markets back up on your 04:54.718 --> 04:58.190 feet . Um The stores open and schools 04:58.200 --> 05:00.422 up and going so Children continue to go 05:00.422 --> 05:02.589 to school without having to be worried 05:02.589 --> 05:04.756 about coming across I . E . D . S . Or 05:04.756 --> 05:07.050 any attacks from um enemy that's out 05:07.050 --> 05:11.000 there in their area . And 05:11.000 --> 05:12.833 what do you find one of the most 05:12.833 --> 05:15.056 fulfilling things about you being there 05:15.056 --> 05:17.111 in Iraq ? You said you've been there 05:17.111 --> 05:19.278 for nearly a year now . What makes you 05:19.278 --> 05:21.389 still want to do that ? I mean I know 05:21.389 --> 05:23.389 you have to do it at your job , but 05:23.389 --> 05:25.470 what makes you want to do it , what 05:25.470 --> 05:27.526 makes me want to do it , is that the 05:27.526 --> 05:29.526 fact that I joined the military for 05:29.526 --> 05:32.290 this reason ? Um uh I've come up 05:32.290 --> 05:34.568 through Eisenhower , J . R . O . T . C . 05:34.568 --> 05:36.820 And um in high school and I did ROTC . 05:36.820 --> 05:40.210 And in college I got my dad's in the 05:40.210 --> 05:42.377 military , I got a twin brother that's 05:42.377 --> 05:44.543 actually actually active duty , United 05:44.543 --> 05:46.710 States military as well as the officer 05:46.710 --> 05:48.877 as well . It's just pretty much in our 05:48.877 --> 05:51.043 blood that we got this military uh and 05:51.043 --> 05:53.099 wanting to fight for our country and 05:53.099 --> 05:55.321 everything else . So uh it's the desire 05:55.321 --> 05:57.543 to do that and you know , this is where 05:57.543 --> 05:59.710 nations that called us to be . So West 05:59.710 --> 06:01.932 was where we're at and I think that's a 06:01.932 --> 06:05.850 good thing . Uh what can you tell you 06:05.850 --> 06:07.850 about your family ? Do you have any 06:07.850 --> 06:09.961 family at home waiting for you to get 06:09.961 --> 06:12.810 home ? Yes . I'm currently married . My 06:12.810 --> 06:14.470 wife and son is currently at 06:14.480 --> 06:18.150 Leavenworth Kansas uh 06:18.160 --> 06:20.160 upon my return to be moving down to 06:20.160 --> 06:22.740 Fort Stewart with me uh for the rest of 06:22.740 --> 06:25.390 my assignment . Airport Stewart uh my 06:25.390 --> 06:27.930 father and step mother and sister are 06:27.930 --> 06:29.986 there actually in Lawton , Fort Sill 06:29.986 --> 06:32.097 area . I've got a sister their in law 06:32.097 --> 06:35.610 and Fort Sill and a nephew as well . Uh 06:35.620 --> 06:38.100 um I don't have any other questions I'm 06:38.100 --> 06:40.322 gonna ask you if you have anything else 06:40.322 --> 06:42.489 you'd like to say and if you don't , I 06:42.489 --> 06:44.600 wanted to give you the opportunity to 06:44.600 --> 06:44.560 say hello to your family here in the 06:44.560 --> 06:46.140 local latin area . 06:46.150 --> 06:50.160 Uh 06:50.170 --> 06:52.226 Anything else I would have to say it 06:52.226 --> 06:54.448 was of course is that the soldiers over 06:54.448 --> 06:56.790 here doing a particularly for M . And M . 06:56.790 --> 06:59.330 And V . C . Soldiers here and um 32 06:59.330 --> 07:01.441 division , the dog face soldiers here 07:01.441 --> 07:03.608 are doing excellent excellent job here 07:03.608 --> 07:05.719 in our mission . I continually see it 07:05.719 --> 07:07.774 every day as I looked there briefing 07:07.774 --> 07:07.770 the corps commander and his staff as 07:07.770 --> 07:09.770 far as how things are operating are 07:09.770 --> 07:12.260 operating environment and just the 07:12.260 --> 07:14.482 things that they continue to do is just 07:14.482 --> 07:16.860 totally awesome and we're gonna we're 07:16.860 --> 07:19.082 gonna make this thing happen is doing a 07:19.082 --> 07:22.670 great job here . Yeah . 07:24.040 --> 07:26.096 Hey Israel that you'd like to say to 07:26.096 --> 07:28.151 your family here in Latin , Portland 07:28.151 --> 07:30.373 area ? Yes . And to my family , they're 07:30.373 --> 07:31.984 in a lot of sports . Hilaria 07:31.984 --> 07:33.762 particularly . I have to uh say 07:33.762 --> 07:35.984 something to my sister in law's monique 07:35.984 --> 07:38.130 gray and the uh , logging Christian 07:38.130 --> 07:40.090 high school class of 2008 , 07:40.090 --> 07:42.312 congratulations on your graduation this 07:42.312 --> 07:44.790 coming May . Um , God bless you all and 07:44.800 --> 07:46.189 we'll see you all soon . 07:46.450 --> 07:50.390 Thank you Major Gray , 07:50.400 --> 07:52.622 thank you for spending time with us and 07:52.622 --> 07:54.789 giving us all that information . We're 07:54.789 --> 07:54.650 really glad that you're out there 07:54.650 --> 07:56.817 taking care of us . Thank you and have 07:56.817 --> 07:58.983 a great day . You're welcome . Can you 07:58.983 --> 08:00.150 have a good one .