Charles K. Flint III (Kim) was born on June 27, 1942, in Kingsport, Tennessee. He grew up in Longview, Texas, and attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, graduating and being commissioned in the Field Artillery in June 1964. While at West Point, he was a collegiate athlete in the Army Lightweight Football program and the Army Lacrosse program.

Following graduation, LT Flint attended the US Army Ranger School at Ft. Benning, GA, and was awarded the Ranger Tab. Immediately following Ranger School, he graduated from the US Army Airborne School, also at Ft. Benning. LT Flint and his wife, Patricia, his high school sweetheart, married in June 1964, and departed CONUS in December for his assignment to an artillery unit in Germany. Prior to Kim’s reporting to his first active duty assignment, the Flints travelled to Paris for five days, and then spent their first Christmas in the Swiss Alps.

Kim reported to the 2d Battalion, 18th Field Artillery, V Corps, in Butzbach, Germany in January 1965. The military kaserne, Schloss Kaserne, where this battalion was located, was the same installation from which the Hessians who fought in our Revolutionary War were trained. Kim was assigned to Battery B as the unit’s Fire Direction Officer. He continued service in Battery B until the summer of 1967, and served successively as the Battery Executive Officer, and Battery Commander. The battalion moved from Butzbach to Kassel, Germany in 1964.

While stationed in Butzbach, Patti was employed as the Director of the Child Development Center until the unit moved to Kassel.

Following the assignment in Germany, then CPT Flint deployed to the Republic of Vietnam and was assigned to the 6th Battalion, 77th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division based in Cu Chi. He was assigned as the Commander of Headquarters Battery, with additional duties as an assistant operations officer. Additionally he spent five months with the 3d Squadron, 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment as their field artillery liaison officer. Kim was with this cavalry unit when they made their famous deployment to reinforce the Tan Son Nhut Airbase in Saigon, at the outbreak of the Tet Offensive in January 1968.

Returning to the US in 1968, CPT Flint was assigned to the United States Army Engineer Training Center, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, where he initially served as the Operations Officer of the 5th Combat Support Training Brigade, and later served as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General. In 1970, Flint completed the Field Artillery Officers Advance Course at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. While at Ft. Sill, Patti was employed as an elementary school teacher at Geronimo Road School.

Subsequently selected to participate in the Army’s Advanced Degree Program for ROTC Instructor Duty at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, VA, Kim pursued his advanced degree in Political Science/International Relations, and then served two years as an Assistant Professor of Military Science and was promoted to major. During this assignment, Patti was an in-home teacher and a middle school teacher in Radford, VA.

Following the four years in Virginia, the Flints moved to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, where Kim attended and graduated from the US Army Command and General Staff College in 1976. From there he was assigned to the Republic of Korea where he performed duties as the G3 Operations Officer, and Deputy G3 of the 2d Infantry Division, at Tongduchon, Korea. While there, Kim was the Chief of the 2d Infantry Division’s Tactical Operations Center that coordinated the US/ROK response to the murder of 2 US Officers assigned to the US unit assigned to the Joint Security Area in the Korean DMZ. During the year at Ft. Leavenworth and the year in Korea, Patti was employed as an elementary school teacher in the Ft. Leavenworth Dependent School System.

Returning to the US in October of 1978, MAJ Flint was assigned to the 2d Battalion, 34th Field Artillery as the S3, and later as the Battalion Executive Officer. Remaining at Ft. Sill, Flint served as the S3 Operations Officer and later as Executive Officer of the 75th Field Artillery Brigade. Patti continued her elementary school education career at Geronimo Road School once again.

When Kim was selected for promotion to LTC and battalion command, the Flints returned to Germany and were located in Wertheim, Germany where the 3d Battalion 35th Field Artillery was located. Serving in this capacity for two years, while Patti was the Wertheim Elementary School Librarian and 5th grade teacher, LTC Flint’s battalion was part of the US Army VII Corps Artillery.

Immediately following the command assignment in Germany, the Flints moved south of the Alps to Vicenza, Italy, where Kim was selected to serve as the Deputy Chief Of Staff for the Southern European Task Force SETAF. Once again, Patti was able to continue her elementary education career at the Caserma Ederle Elementary School.

In 1984, the Flints returned to the US to Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, where he was assigned as a Senior Staff Leader in the Army’s Combined Arms and Services Staff School (CAS-3), US Army Command and General Staff College. Patti’s educational role continued at Xavier School in Leavenworth.

Departing from Ft. Leavenworth in 1986, the Flints moved to West Point, New York, where Kim was assigned as the Director of Alumni Affairs and later as the Director of Academy Advancement. He was also promoted to COL. During this assignment, Kim was the Superintendent’s point man for the Academy’s first-ever capital campaign, and coordinated the Academy’s requirements for private fundraising with the Association of Graduates. During this time, Kim also was an assistant lacrosse coach, heading up the Academy’s JV lacrosse team. Patti found another great job in elementary education at Sacred Heart Catholic school in Highland Falls, NY.

Following retirement from active duty in June 1991, the Flints moved to Richmond where Kim became the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Virginia Commonwealth University for five years. During this period, Kim was the University President’s point man for a $20 million capital campaign for the facilities and faculty for a new School Of Engineering at VCU. Patti continued as a substitute teacher in the Richmond system.

In 1996, Flint accepted an invitation to join the staff at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, in Charleston. He was named as the new Vice President for Institutional Advancement with responsibilities for fundraising, alumni affairs, and public affairs, retiring from higher education in 2003.

Beginning a third career in 2004, Flint created Flint Consulting, Inc., a sales and marketing consulting firm. The majority of his time devoted to marketing the products of Charleston Marine Containers, Inc, which was the only manufacturer of deployable, modular ISO shipping containers for the military. He continued with CMCI until June 2010.

Kim is survived by Patti, his beloved wife of 62 years; his son, Charles IV, and daughter-in-law Samantha of Marietta, Georgia; his daughter, Tammy, and son-in-law Doug of New Fairfield, Connecticut; his grandsons, Chip and Liam; his nieces, Kimberlea Konowitch and Amanda Keltner; and his loyal pup, Kipper. He was predeceased by his sister, Sally Keltner.

Kim’s memorial service will be held on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 3:00 PM at St. Andrew’s Church, Mt. Pleasant, located at 440 Whilden Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464. The family will receive friends in Sams Hall beginning at 2:00 PM. Following the service, inurnment with military honors will take place at Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, located at 2304 Highway 17 North, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Christ Church Anglican Building Fund.