Christopher Ritchie

Hometown-Brownsville TN
Branch of Service- US Navy
Rank-E-5, CE2 (SCW)
Awards-Purple Heart Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Medal
Memberships-Military Order of The Purple Heart, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Theater- Iraq

Chris grew up in the Mississippi River Delta in the farming community of Indianola. As a boy he was always into outdoor activities, and as a young teenager he learned to hunt deer, dove, and ducks, as well as fish for bass, crappie, and catfish. Chris’s love of the outdoors has grown as he has learned new sports such as bow hunting and trapping. Chris attended his first WWIA event in 2014, and has since enjoyed more events with amazing opportunities such as fishing for northern Muskie and archery hunting for Kansas whitetail.
Chris enlisted in the Navy in 1995 and was stationed in Mayport FL aboard USS Vicksburg CG-69. After completing 3 cruises aboard the Vicksburg as a Gas Turbine Mechanic, he was honorably discharged in 1999. Chris enlisted in the Navy Reserves and joined the Seabees in 2001. He deployed to Iraq in 2004 with NMCB 14 as a communications operator on the tactical movement teams. While conducting convey operations, Chris and other fellow Seabees were wounded during a mortar attack. He underwent surgery in Iraq, and received medical treatment in Landstuhl, Germany, Bethesda, MD, and Jacksonville, FL.
Chris has two children, and lives in Brownsville TN. He works for the Tennessee Valley Authority at a peaking power generation facility, and spends his free time hunting deer, duck, and rabbit, as well as trapping beaver, otter, coyote, and bobcat. Chris also enjoys event cooking, water sports, and any activity that involves the outdoors.