Editing Charles Graner (section)

== Birth and early life ==
His parents, Brian and Giorgina Jean Graner, still live in his childhood home.<sup>[''citation needed'']</sup> Friends recall "Chuck," as Graner was known, as a "desperate virgin" at Whittier High School, interested in art and drama. In high school, Graner was a member of the Student Council, Student Council Executive Board, Drama Club and Math League. John Castaneda, a family friend for 30 years, was quoted as saying:

: "''I feel so bad. He was a real good guy. I have nothing but good things to say about Chuck. Never once did Chuck give anyone a problem. It was always 'Yes, sir' or 'No, sir.' He wouldn't even call my wife and me by our first names. It was always 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.'''"

After graduating in 1986, Graner attended the University of La Verne for two years before dropping out to join the U.S. Marines in April 1988 and had the Marine eagle emblem and the letters "USMC" tattooed on his buttocks. In June 1990, he '''married''' Alicia Q. Donahue in Downey, California. Trained as a military police officer, he served in the Persian Gulf War in 1991. He was in the Marines until May 1996, when he left with the rank of Lance Corporal.