Name: James "Jimmy" Graham
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Appearance: Jimmy is 5'10" tall and weighs 190 Lbs. He maintains a short haircut; high and tight which is a throw-back to his days in the Army. Jimmy enjoys running and lifting weights. He is in excellent condition and has been somewhat fanatical about what he inserts into the temple that is his body.
Weapon: AR-15 Assault Rifle purchased on 19 January 1993 (The day before Clinton was inaugurated) and a S&W Model 10 .38 Cal revolver. Jimmy also carries an assortment of blades; a Gerber Mark II Survival knife, a Pilot's survival knife, a Machete and a Leatherman.
Class: I am a fighter (regardless of what age you request) Jimmy spent 21 years in the US Army retiring at age 39 as a Major. He has experience with a variety of weapon systems including the M16/M4 variant, M203 Grenade launcher, M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, M60 Machine Gun, M240 Machine Gun, M2 HB Machine Gun, M1911A1 ACP, M9 semi-automatic pistol, .357 S&W Revolver, Glock-17 Pistol and S&W .40 Caliber handgun. Jimmy has extensive experience in small unit operations (Squad and Platoon Ops) as well as Company and Battalion level operations. He has participated in at least four combat operations.
Personality: Jimmy is pretty laid back most of the time. He is considerate and respectful of others. He hates the Yankees and will kill for the Red Sox, growing up in Dedham, just south of Boston. Due to the loss of his family, Jimmy is however filled with rage over the alien invasion and will kill on sight, any of them he sees. He loves his brothers and sisters of his current unit, the 2nd Mass.
Bio: Upon graduation from Xaverian Brothers HS in 1982, Jimmy enlisted in the US Army.
Events, Schools & assignments Enlisted Tour in the US Army:- Infantry Basic Combat School, Ft. Benning, GA 31 Aug 82 - 21 Dec 82
- Parachutist School, Ft. Benning, GA (3 Jan 83 - 31 Jan 83
- Ranger School, Ft. Benning, GA 5 Feb 83 - 11 APR 83
- PFC James Graham assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Inf (Ranger), Ft. Lewis, WA 14 APR 83
- deployed to Grenada in support of Operation Urgent Fury 25 OCT 83 - 14 NOV 83
PFC Graham was involved in several firefights with Cuban soldiers on the Island of Grenada. He assisted in the evacuation of American college students at the Medical school on the Island.
In 1985, Jimmy left the Army to attend college at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. While in College, Jimmy joined the Massachusetts Army National Guard and Reserve Officers Training Corps. While in the National Guard, Jimmy served with B Co. 2nd Battalion, 104th Infantry in Greenfield, MA. Interestingly enough, the lineage of the 104th Infantry Regiment (US) includes the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment which saw action in Cuba in 1898. Jimmy graduated from UMASS/Amherst with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and a Commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Infantry in 1989.
Events, Schools & assignments Officer Tour in the US Army:- Infantry Officer Basic Course, Ft. Benning, GA Jun, 89 - Sep, 89
- Rifle Platoon Leader, C Co. 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry, 5th Infantry Division (M)
- Deployed to Ft. Smith, Panama in support of Operation Just Cause 20 Dec 89 to 20 Feb 90
- 1 Jan 91 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
- Temporarily assigned to assist units of the Louisiana Army National Guard preparing for deployment to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield Aug 90 to Feb 91
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to the 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 10th Infantry Division (Mountain) at Ft. Drum, NY.
- 1 January 93 promoted to Captain
- Captain James Graham, A Co. 2-22 IN (L) deployed to Somalia in support of Operation Restore Hope.
- Captain Graham returned to Ft. Drum, NY in Jun 1994
- Captain Graham attended the Infantry Officer Advanced Course (IOAC), Ft. Benning, GA Nov 94 - Apr 95 Upon completion of the IOAC
- CPT Graham attended the Special Forces Qualification Course (SFQ) at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and Schools (JFK SWCS) at Ft. Bragg, NC; also known as the "Q-Course."
- Phase I of the Q-Course; 24 days at Camp Mackall for the SF Assessment.
- Phase II of the Q-Course; Assigned 18A Special Forces Officer Branch and training in Arabic. - Phase III of the Q-Course; Small Unit Tactics (SUT) and Survival, Escape, Resistance and Evasion (SERE) training
- Phase IV of the Q-Course; Operation Robin Sage - an unconventional Warfare exercise completed by all SF students.
- In June, 1996, Captain Graham assigned as Alpha Detachment Commander with the 5th Special Forces Group (SFG) at Ft. Campbell, KY.
- Participated in several clandestine operations in the 5th SFG AOR.
- Dec 2001, Captain Graham was deployed to Afghanistan to assist and support a Brigade of Aghanistan soldiers of the United Islamic Front also known as the Northern Alliance while fighting against Taliban forces in that country.
- 1 Jun 2002 promoted to Major.
- assigned as Battalion Operations Officer 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, Ft. Hood, TX 19 Jun 02
-15 Aug 03, Major James Graham retires from the US Army after 21 years of service. (time in the MAARNG is included in years of service for retirement.)
After leaving the military, Major Graham returned to his family in Dedham, MA, met a woman named Cynthia, they married and had four children named Marie, Albert, Rose and Christine. Jimmy did not have a civilian career lined up and took a job working at a Home Depot initially. His wife worked in health care as a Radiologist at Mass General Hospital in Boston. The two agreed that Jimmy would take on the responsibility as Stay at Home Parent. Jimmy did not have a career option that could compete with his wife's salary working in one of the three major medical centers in Boston.
After the Extra - Terrestrials arrived, Jimmy tried to protect his family, but he ultimately failed. All five of them perished before his eyes. This single traumatic event has affected him the most.
He is filled with rage over the loss of his children and his wife. His rage motivates him to drive on. His discipline keeps the rage under control so he can fight.
While attending High School and College, Jimmy studied French. He is fluent in English, French and Arabic.
While in Panama in 1989, Jimmy helped to secure "La Commandancia" while fighting against the Panamanian Defense Force (PDF).
In October, 1993, Captain Jimmy Graham was Company Commander of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry. His unit was called in to help rescue members of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 75th Infantry (Ranger) and Delta Force soldiers trapped inside Mogadishu, Somalia. They rode aboard M113 Armored Personnel Carriers of the Pakistani Army.
Ranger School teaches young soldiers how to survive under the least amount of privations, with very little stress and the maximum amount of stress. Small Unit Tactics and leadership are the focus of Ranger School. IOBC prepares young Lieutenants how to be Rifle Platoon Leaders. The IOBC student learns small unit tactics at the squad and platoon level. The course instruction is similar to what is taught at Ranger School, but without the stress. IOBC and IOAC are both "Gentleman's schools." IOAC teaches young officers Company and Battalion level operations. It prepares them to be Battalion staff officers.
The 5th SFG Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar , Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen. From 1996 to 2002, Captain Graham, remained with his A-Team completing various clandestine missions, both humanitarian aid and support as well as Direct Action missions in the region covered by 5th Group.
(OOC: As a note, many of the items covered in this bio are based on events that occurred in my real life. All the weapons and equipment listed above are items that I can actually lay my hands on in my house. The names have been changed.)