He was wounded by small arms fire, on March 18, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan.
It was his fifth overseas deployment.
Grissom was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
He was an October 2005 graduate of the Special Forces Qualification Course, which he followed with Warrior Leader Course, Advanced Leader Course; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Course; the Special Forces Advanced Reconnaissance; Target Analysis and Exploitation Techniques Course; and the Basic Airborne Course.
Among his awards were the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Afghan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon with numeral 2, Army Service Ribbon, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, and a posthumous Bronze Star.
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