LTC(R) Donald W. Brady – Biography

LTC(R) Donald Brady was born in Mobile Alabama and attended McGill-Toolen High School. Following High School, he attended The Citadel and earned a BA in History and was commissioned a 2LT in the US Army Field Artillery.

LTC(R) Brady was first assigned to the 1^st Battalion, 9^th Field Artillery, 3^rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, GA where he served as a Fire Support Team Leader, Platoon Fire Direction Officer, Paladin Platoon Leader and MLRS Platoon Leader.

LTC(R) Brady was next assigned to 1^st Battalion, 17^th Field Artillery, 75^th Field Artillery Brigade at Ft. Sill Oklahoma, where he served as Headquarters Battery Commander and Charlie Battery Commander

Following his assignment at Ft. Sill, LTC(R) Brady went to 1^st Battalion, 305^th FA Battalion, 3^rd Brigade, 87^th Division (TS) at Camp Shelby, MS, where he was a National Guard Battery Trainer, Battalion S3 and Deputy Brigade S3.

In 2005, LTC(R) was promoted to Major and transitioned into Functional Area 34 (Strategic Intelligence). He earned a Masters Degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Defense Intelligence College in Washington DC. Following his completion of his Masters Degree, LTC(R) Brady was assignment to United States Southern Command Headquarters in Miami, FL where he served in the J2 Directorate as Chief of Collection.  LTC(R) Brady was promoted to his current rank in February of 2012 and was assigned to The Pentagon in Washington DC where he finished his career and retired in July 2015.

Upon returning home to Mobile, LTC(R) Brady was hired by B.C. Rain High School where he has been for six years as the JROTC Senior Army Instructor. LTC Brady has been married to his wife Lyn for 24 years and they have a daughter and two sons.