Christopher Nelson

Christopher has led an adventurous life. Born and raised in Southern Arizona he joined the
Army after high school, and later served 22 years in the Navy. Twenty of those years he served
in Naval Special Operations as a SWCC (pronounced “swick”) commando in the Navy’s elite
Special Boat Teams deploying with SEAL Teams 1, 5, 8, 10, and sometimes solo to war-zones
around the globe. During his service he visited 47 countries and since his retirement has
completed his goal of seeing all 50 United States.
During his travels Christopher rediscovered his passion for writing and photography and is
currently using his G.I. Bill to attend Old Dominion University to study television and cinema
production. He has studied under award winning screenwriter and filmmaker Vernon E.
Mortensen ("Universal Dead" and "Brothers"), cinematographer David Mallin, and writer Morgan Gendel ("Law and Order" and "The
100").
Christopher continues to serve as and advocate for veteran suicide prevention and awareness
as well as promoting and participating in studies for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS)
and Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) due to explosive blasts and high G-force impacts from high
speed boat operations.