Chumley Metrodora

Part of the Inzalo run.

Chumley is a big guy easily 7’4” (220cm) and built like a linebacker or Andre the Giant. Looking at him, you question if he will open a door, or just walk through it. He has long black hair, he keeps in a ponytail, a well-groomed beard, and mustache. He wears glasses, that seem to change with his mood, and needs. While he will dress for occasions, he is most comfortable in boots, jeans, t-shirt, and hoodie. And almost always has a shoulder bag or backpack.

A quiet geeky sort, who is just as happy to play with numbers and fibers as he is to play in a machine shop with wood and metal. While he enjoys traveling, he is just as happy to haunt the local establishments closer to home. While not much is known about Chumley’s history, he is rumored to have taken on many jobs and hobbies, including fireworks, stick fighting, Digital Imagery, Emergency Field Medicine, and Security.

Considers a Sledgehammer to be his spirit animal.

He is very proud of his adopted niece Kiara, and has been known to visit his dear friend Nova once a year, on her birthday, regardless of her comfort in his visits.

Born July 12, 1974, he is the son of Phil and Elaine, and eldest brother of his brother and sister (to be named later.)

Elaine has passed on due to cancer. He often visits her grave yearly on her birthday when he is not otherwise deployed, joining his father and those of his siblings who can make it. They picnic by her grave, and catch her up with what they did across the year.

He has a number of cousins, two of which are Sally, and Annette, the children of Alex and Hilda, Phil’s brother and sister-in-law.

Military record: JROTC in high school (‘90-‘92), enlisted in the Marines, and joined their War College at Quantico by invitation into their fourth class. Promoted a number of times, often at the insistence and with glowing reports from not only his superiors but his peers as well. Amongst them are the United Nations Medal, due to his work with UNMIK in Kosovo, a Bronze star for the incident with Marcus, where he helping with the evacuation under fire, in Iraq, as well as the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for other actions in Iraq, and a Good Conduct Medal, for actions in Japan. There is also a National Defense Service Medal, and a Joint Service Commendation Medal from the US and the Dorder of the Rising Sun (second class) from Japan, for undisclosed actions while working with the State Department in an undisclosed matter. He retired with a full bird Colonel in 2012.

Post military, he works for Kodak labs, and volunteers for the local EMT group.