Civilian Spotlight: Getting to know Roderick P. Grayson

By Rachel Griffith (SMDC/ARSTRAT)July 20, 2011

Grayson
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Name: Roderick P. Grayson, traffic management specialist, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Age: N/A

Hometown: Lorain, Ohio

Years of federal service: 49 years " combined military (25 years) and civilian; 8 years at the command

Education: High school, some college

Marital status: Married for 47 years

Children: Three, their oldest passed in 2003

Activities/hobbies: Recording music, Boy Scouts, golf

Favorite movie: Western movies especially John Wayne

Favorite TV show: NCIS

Favorite band: R&B;, Old School, and Blues

Favorite thing about working for the Army: Supporting the Warfighter and the Soldiers of Army space

What made you want to work for the Army: They were first to offer me employment and I basically enjoyed working with Soldiers because they are the actual defenders of freedom in my opinion