- Chuck Holton
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Charles "Chuck" Holton 
Born Carson City, NV 
Occupation Author, War Correspondent Chuck Holton is an American war correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network, published author, and motivational speaker. He has also been a freelance cameraman for Fox news, following Oliver North on his travels.
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Early life and military career
Holton was born in 1969 in Carson City, Nevada. At age 17 Holton joined the United States Army, shipping off to basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. Holton is a graduate of both Airborne School and Ranger School, graduating Ranger class 3-89. Holton went on to attend Jumpmaster School, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare School and Assault Climber school, and was later an instructor at the United States Military Academy at Camp Buckner. Holton was deployed to Panama for Operation Just Cause, where he served as a team leader. He served four years with the 75th Ranger Regiment.
After four years of active duty, Holton joined the Wisconsin Army National guard, where he received training as a helicopter mechanic and eventually became trained as an Aeroscout Observer, flying the Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter. His awards and decorations include the Army Service Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Senior Parachutist Badge, Ranger tab, Expert Infantryman Badge,and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Published Works
Holton is the author of seven books:
- Stories From a Soldier's Heart: For the Patriotic Soul, 2003, ISBN 1590523075[1]
- A More Elite Soldier: Pursuing a Life of Purpose, 2003, ISBN 159052215X[2]
- Bulletproof, the Making of an Invincible Mind, 2005, ISBN 1590523989[3]
- Allah's Fire (Task Force Valor Series #1), 2006, ISBN 1590524055[4]
- Island Inferno (Task Force Valor Series #2), 2007, ISBN 1590525035[5]
- Meltdown (Task Force Valor Series #3), 2009, ISBN 1590525609 [6]
- Making Men - Five Steps to Growing Up, 2011, ISBN 100615544398
Book collaborations
He has also collaborated with Oliver North on two books:
- American Heroes: In the Fight Against Radical Islam (War Stories), 2008, ISBN 978-0-8054-4953-2[7]
- American Heroes in Special Operations, 2010, ISBN 978-08054-4712-5[8][9]
War Correspondent
Holton has also been a war correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network since 2003. His dispatches and articles appear on CBN's site,[10][11] and he also maintains a blog entitled "Boots on the Ground",[12] where he discusses issues related to the wars in the Middle East and troop morale.
Personal life
Holton speaks Spanish, and resides on a farm in Appalachia with his wife and five children.
References
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Stories-Soldiers-Heart-Patriotic-Soul/dp/1590523075/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_8
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/More-Elite-Soldier-Pursuing-Purpose/dp/159052215X/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_6
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Making-Invincible-Chuck-Holton/dp/1590523989/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Allahs-Fire-Task-Force-Valor/dp/1590524055/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_7
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Island-Inferno-Task-Force-Valor/dp/B001PO675C/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_5
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Meltdown-Task-Force-Valor-3/dp/B0046LUVH6/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_4
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/American-Heroes-Against-Radical-Stories/dp/B0032FO4JI/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316803753&sr=1-3
- ^ http://www.americanheroesbook.com/
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/American-Heroes-Special-Operations-Oliver/dp/0805447121/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1
- ^ http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/Video-Embeds/2010/April/Afghan-Narco-Insurgency-Chuck-Holton-Noon/
- ^ http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2009/February/Holton-Troop-Morale-Up-Despite-Conditions-/
- ^ http://blogs.cbn.com/bootsontheground/archive/2009/01/31/holton-witnessing-a-countrys-cry.aspx
External links
Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- People from Carson City, Nevada
- American war correspondents
- American motivational speakers
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