Greg Foley

Greg Foley was a newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Field Artillery when he began this journal prior to leaving for Iraq in 2004. While attached to the 1st Calvary Division, he served with the Oregon Army National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade, 2-162 Infantry, Alpha Company.

He first served as the Company Fire Support Officer and then later assumed command of 2nd Platoon. Leading his Infantry Platoon on daily combat patrols in some of the most hostile neighborhoods of Baghdad; Greg experienced first-hand the saving protection and grace of a loving God.

In 2007, Greg earned his MBA from George Fox University. Greg is a 2003 graduate of Western Oregon University, where he also earned an ROTC commission from Oregon State University.

Greg is currently working in the private sector as a retail business manager. He and his wife Melissa recently celebrated 5 years of marriage and have two young children, Michael and Miley.

A member of the National Coalition of Men's Ministries, Greg seeks to use his experiences in the military and private business sector to inspire and challenge men in the church to fulfill their calling by becoming the men their families and churches need them to be, and the men God created them to be.