Michael L. Grigsby lives in Boise, Idaho with his wife Nancy. They have three grown children and three grand-children, all of which are associate members and he has even recruited and signed the latest grand-son at six weeks old.

He was born in Boise, Idaho and raised most of his life there,  however, by the time he graduated from High School he had attended 48 schools.  During High School Mike was active in wrestling, track and cross-country.  He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on the delayed program and reported to boot-camp after graduation.   

Michael Grigsby served in two of the Marine Divisions, the First Marine Division & the Fifth Marine Division. He is a two time Purple Heart recipient and belongs to the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Marine Corps League, Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He is also a member of the American Legion, "Kilo" 3/7 Vietnam Association, and has served as the state of Idaho’s Management Advisory Council representative VISN(20) Mike also served on the CARES committee for the VA for Idaho and the Management Advisory Council for several years, serving veterans in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

During his tour of Vietnam he served with "K" CO, 3rd BN, 7th MAR, 1st Marine Division; FMF from December 1967 through May 1968.  He served as an infantry-grenadier for his squad and after being wounded twice during the Tet offensive of 1968 he was processed back stateside early June 1968. After recovering from a leg operation at the Oakland Naval Hospital he was posted to Treasure Island .  During his tour on Treasure Island Mike served as a brig chaser and Headquarters office staff, in which he was in charge of processing hardship discharges for the Vietnam servicemen.  He was then transferred camp Pendleton and assigned to the weapons platoon.  It was after he demonstrated his skill with the 3.5 rocket launcher, firing over 500 direct hits that they made him an instructor, and responsible to train both NCOs’ and Officers on the 3.5 rocket launcher.  Thus preparing them for their tours in Vietnam .

After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps, he began his pursuit of an education.  While working fulltime he received a Junior Accounting degree from the Butte, Montana ’s business college.  Then he started taking classes at Montana Tech in Butte , and was put on the deans list for his academic achievement.  After a reduction of force at the Anaconda mining company, Mike decided to return to Boise to complete college and raise his family.  Mike received his Bachelors of Business Administration from Boise State University with an infuses in Information Technology in 1981, and began working for the Morrison Knudsen Company in their Mining and Heavy & Marine projects.  After closing down the Basalt Waste Isolation Project in Richland, Washington as the project control manager, he returned to Boise, Idaho and worked for a couple of companies before finally applying to the State of Idaho’s Department of Health & Welfare’s Information Technology support area in 1989.  In 1995 he transferred from Idaho ’s Department of Health & Welfare to the Idaho ’s Division of Veterans Services as their only computer support person.  It has been very satisfying supporting three veteran’s homes, the state cemetery, the state service officers at the Office of Veteran’s Advocacy, and the Division headquarters.  In the past two years the Division of Veterans Services finally increased the IT support staff with a couple of additional IT people.  Mike is now looking forward to spending more time within the veteran organizations that he belongs to and working on some Microsoft certifications.

During the Christmas season this year worked on the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program as Santa, Santa for the Veterans Home Candlelight parade, Santa for the Veterans Home children’s Christmas party, Santa for the Veterans at the Boise Veterans Home, and Santa at the Mountain States Tumor Institute children’s Christmas party.  Mike has been active during each of chapter 509 activities including both the Veterans Day and Fourth of July parades, Pearl Harbor Day, Memorial Day programs, and the annual VAMC/Veterans Home Veterans Olympics.

To date he has served as the VFW post 63 Adjutant, VFW Post 63 Trustee and committee’s when the need called for it.  He has served as the Marine Corps League Detachment Commandant, Senior Vice Commandant and Junior Vice Commandant.  He has been the Adjutant/Finance officer for Chief Joseph Chapter 509 for more than fourteen years; National Aide-d’Camp three times; the Idaho’s MOPH Department Commander for six years; Idaho’s Department Adjutant/Finance officer six years; and currently serving his second year as the National Vice Commander for Region III.

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