Mount Vernon (LSD 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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COMMANDING OFFICER CDR EJ. MARQUEZ ' GUNFIGHTER 1 Commander Edward J. Marquez was born in Pueblo, Colo- rado and reared in Aztec, New Mexico. He graduated from Aztec High School in 1970 and from New Mexico State Uni- versity in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in History. He was commissioned via Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in December 1975 Previous shore tours include Minority Affairs Counselor at the United States Naval Academy; Special Assistant to His- panic Affairs, Naval Recruiting Command Washington, D.C. and Exchange Student at the Chilean Naval War College, Val- paraiso, Chile Past sea duty tours include Deck Officer, USS RANGER (CV-61); Anti-submarine Officer, USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7); Navigator Ship Control Officer, USS VANDE- GRIFT (FFG -48); Operations Officer; USS VANCOUVER, (LPD-2); ExecuHve Officer, USS ALAMO (LSD-33); and Oper- ations Officer-N3 on the staff of Commander Amphibious Squadron THREE. Commander Marquez ' s personal military decorations are the Navy Commendation Medal (four awards) and various campaign unit citations and foreign awards.