The question doesn't provide enough clues to help find an answer, but
rather than change the question to fit one of the thousands that have
achieved that rank lets name a few of the unusual.
John Glenn who became an astronaut, the oldest man in space and a US Senator,
Chesty Puller who won five Navy Crosses.
Or one of the best.
Archibald Henderson, the fifth Commandant of the Marine Corps who took
that office in 1820 at the age of 37 and held it for 38 years while he
served at the pleasure of nine different Presidents. He posted a note on
his door in 1836 to explain his absence. It simply said "Gone to fight
Indians."
A Colonel in the United States Marine Corps is an O-6. This rank is one below a Brigadier General.
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, born October 7, 1943. Col. North retired from the Marine Corps after 20 years of service, in 1988.
He served with the U.S. Marine Corps from 1970 to 1976
Brigadier General Archibald Henderson who held the position of Commandant of the Marine Corps for 38 years and served in the Corps for 53 years. He lived in the same house for 38 years at the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington DC that he forgot that it was property of the US Government and willed it to his heirs.
Anyone can get cancer, whether or not they are in the Marine Corps.
Jeff Cooper was a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps.
In the U.S. Marine Corps, Howser served on the staff of Sen. Howard Baker.
Colonel John Harris.
Fourth Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
None of the US presidents served in the Marine Corps.
Steve McQueen was a Marine from 1947 to 1950.
Commander is a rank exclusive to the Navy. It is the equivalent of an Army/Air Force/Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel (O5). A Navy Captain is equivalent to an Army/Air Force/Marine Corps Colonel (O6), whereas a Captain in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps is O3. A Navy Captain outranks a Commander, but a Commander outranks an Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps Captain.
A Colonel in the United States Marine Corps is an O-6. This rank is one below a Brigadier General.
Colonel in the US Marine Corps, and US Senator (OH)
Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, born October 7, 1943. Col. North retired from the Marine Corps after 20 years of service, in 1988.
Yes, He served in the Marine Corps Reserves from 1981-1986.
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