Chas Cannon

Representative Chas Cannon was born and raised in Moultrie, GA. He grew up in the house built by his great-grandparents on the original farm purchased by his great-great- grandparents in 1912, where he and his family still live today. Graduating near the top of his class at Colquitt County High School in 1997, Chas was accepted as a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. While at West Point, Chas was a member of the Army Football team and earned his bachelor’s degree in June 2001 before joining the Field Artillery branch of the U.S. Army. Soon after being promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Chas deployed on the first of three combat deployments to Iraq during the Global War on Terror, all with the Fort Benning-based 3rd Brigade Combat Team from the 3rd Infantry Division. Chas participated in the 2003 ground invasion, fighting in all major battles from southern Iraq into Baghdad. He was then deployed to Iraq once again for 12 months during the first Iraqi elections, stationed in Ramadi, which was the center of the very violent insurgency. Finally, in 2007, Chas’ 3rd Brigade was once again called into action by President Bush for a 15-month deployment, serving as…