Army Sgt Grilley was assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Grilley and other soldiers were attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating after curfew on a road near a mosque. The Iraqis opened fire killing three soldiers and wounding seven others. Sean grew up in southern Orange County and attended Mission Viejo High School, where he met his wife. He started getting interested in police work while helping to rehabilitate buildings in a neglected neighborhood of San Bernardino. At one point, he stood up to criminals on the streets, including an incident when he was approached by would-be carjackers. He really liked the idea of going after crime and that's when he began talking about federal police work; the military was the easiest way to do that. Sean joined the Army in 2001 and served in the Joint Security Area at Camp Bonifas, Korea, before reporting to Fort Campbell and the 194th MP Co. He was a team leader in 2nd Platoon and, although a graduate of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection process, he chose to stay with his unit to deploy to Iraq. He is survived by his wife, Luciana.
Army Sgt Grilley was assigned to the 716th Military Police Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Grilley and other soldiers were attempting to negotiate with armed men who were congregating after curfew on a road near a mosque. The Iraqis opened fire killing three soldiers and wounding seven others. Sean grew up in southern Orange County and attended Mission Viejo High School, where he met his wife. He started getting interested in police work while helping to rehabilitate buildings in a neglected neighborhood of San Bernardino. At one point, he stood up to criminals on the streets, including an incident when he was approached by would-be carjackers. He really liked the idea of going after crime and that's when he began talking about federal police work; the military was the easiest way to do that. Sean joined the Army in 2001 and served in the Joint Security Area at Camp Bonifas, Korea, before reporting to Fort Campbell and the 194th MP Co. He was a team leader in 2nd Platoon and, although a graduate of the Special Forces Assessment and Selection process, he chose to stay with his unit to deploy to Iraq. He is survived by his wife, Luciana.
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