Captain
Sean P. Grimes
Sean P. Grimes
was born on 29 May 1973 in Pontiac, Michigan to Donald and Mary Grimes.
After high school, he served in the Army Reserve as a medic in an
aviation unit. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1997 with
a degree in Nursing and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the
Army Nurse Corps.
Captain
Grimes’ first assignment was to Germany where he served for over three
years as a Critical Care Nurse. While in Germany he deployed for six
months to Kosovo where he served as an assistant head nurse. After his
time in Europe he decided to broaden his skills and attended the
Military Physician Assistant (PA) program and then reported to Korea in
2003. CPT Grimes served in Korea with 6-37 Field
Artillery as their PA and also served for a time as the DIVARTY Surgeon.
When the announcement was made that 1-9 would deploy,
he volunteered to join the
Manchus and serve as the battalion physician assistant for the
deployment.
CPT Grimes was
a brilliant practitioner of medicine. In addition to his broad base of
skills and experience in the medical field, his personality made him
even more effective. He had a great sense of humor and was dedicated to
his friends and family. He was a man of the world who loved foreign
travel and constantly sought out new experiences. He was always upbeat
and positive and one could never leave a conversation with him without
feeling happier.
Amongst CPT
Grimes’ awards and decorations are the Bronze Star (Posthumous), the
Purple Heart (Posthumous), the Army Commendation Medal, The Kosovo
Campaign Medal, the Combat Medic Badge, Aviator Crewman’s wings, the
Basic Parachutist Badge and the Air Assault Badge. He is survived by his
parents, his brother Donald and
his sister Mary. A scholarship fund has been established in his honor by
his family in conjunction with the AAPA and SAPA. The Fund
information and Application links are included on this page.
