CHAD WILEY UNITED STATES ARMY GREEN BERET SERGEANT FIRST CLASS
Two brothers serving in the military. Two brothers working side by side. Chad and Casey Wiley currently own and operate the Pinch-A-Penny Pool store here in Plant City and volunteer their spare time with The Task Force Dagger Foundation in supporting the men, women, and families of the Special Operations Community. Chad Wiley and Casey Wiley are two brothers making a difference for fellow Veterans. In Chad’s Own Words “I’ve jumped out of planes, broken a few bones – feet, ankles. As far as thinking I might not come back . . . it’s not good to think that way. We go over there to take care of the guy to the left and to the right, to do our mission, and to come home. Those are our brothers. And if I allow such thoughts to cross my mind, then I am in trouble. While you are over there doing your job, you cannot think that way. But when you come back, you might say, ‘Wow, that was a close one.’ I think the problems occur when the guys come home. I have lost many a friend to suicide, which is an epidemic in the military; that’s the hardest thing. When you come home, you learn your friends are killing themselves. And that takes a harder toll. Casey followed behind me and joined the National Guard as a combat engineer. We have always been close. It feels good to reconnect with him after ten years. Casey and I work great together as a team.” Military History Sergeant First Class (SFC) Chad Wiley SFC Chad Wiley is a Tampa native and entered the US Army in 2007. SFC Wiley attended Infantry Basic Training and Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Upon completion of basic training and airborne school, SFC Wiley was then assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina to attend the US Army Special Forces Assessment and Selection and the Special Forces Qualification Course, which he successfully completed and donned his Green Beret.
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In 2010, SFC Wiley was subsequently assigned to 5th Special Forces Group in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. SFC Wiley has deployed numerous times to the Middle East in support of multiple operations and US National Security interests, with his most recent deployments coming out of Syria in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. SFC Wiley's awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, the Bronze Star, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal x2, the Special Forces Tab, and the Airborne Parachutist Tab. SFC Wiley left active duty in June 2018 and transitioned into the Florida National Guard and is currently assigned to 20th Special Forces Group. Private First Class (PFC) Casey Wiley PFC Casey Wiley enlisted in the Florida Army National Guard in 2007 as a Combat Engineer. He was in a training program for the guard in his senior year and shipped off to OSUT "One Station Unit Training" in August 2008 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Once graduating in late November 2008, he was stationed with a guard unit in Lake City, Florida. During his time with the unit, they responded to state emergencies such as hurricanes and other natural disasters. His unit deployed to Kuwait, but Casey remained state side as support while taking college classes at HCC. Working part time at his neighborhood Pinch-A-Penny in Tampa, he had the opportunity to enter a business partnership owning the Pinch-A-Penny in North Lakeland. After taking this opportunity and committing all his time to running and operating the business, he finished out the remainder of his guard contract in inactive status until his contract was fulfilled. After 5 years in Lakeland, Casey sold his ownership in the store and partnered with his brother Chad and their wives Elissa and Kim Wiley in owning and operating the Plant City Pinch-A-Penny store.
CASEY WILEY FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD PRIVATE FIRST CL ASS