Charles Reilly is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War. He served as a U.S. Army Ranger with the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) from October 1970 to August 1971. During that time, he participated in many dangerous missions and saw significant action in the A Shau Valley, Khe Sanh and the Ruong Ruong Valley in the I Corps Province of Vietnam near the DMZ. For the past several years, he has been a Unit Director for the 75th Ranger Regiment Association. He is a former union official for the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and is the author of two novels, "Shenanigan" (1998) and "Through a Dark Passage" (2001).