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Colonel John C. Garrett Commanding Officer 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Fleet Marine Force John C. Garrett was bom in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant through the PLC program in 1969 after graduating from Virginia lylechnic Institute with a Bachelor of science Degree in Business Administration. After completing The Basic School in 1969, he was assigned to 1st Battalion, 9th Marines in Okinawa Japan where he served as the Weapons Platoon Commander, Company D. Shortly thereafter he served as Platoon Commander, Executive Officer, and Commanding Officer of Company M, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines in Vietnam through 1970. In 1971 he went to the 2nd Force Service Regiment as the Guard Officer. In 1974, Col. Garrett returned to The Basic School in Quanlico, Virginia as a Staff Platoon Commander, Ordnance Officer, and Basic Tactics Instructor. In 1978, after completing the Amphibious Warfare School, he returned to Okinawa where he commanded Company L, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines. Following this command, he served as the Operations Officer for 1st Battalion, 4th | Marines until 1981, then to the Tactical Exercise and Evaluation Group for the Combined Arms Exercise (CAX) program at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in 29 Palms, Calif. In 1982, Col. Garrett attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Upon completion, he served at Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps as the Head of the Allocations Section, Manpower Control Branch. While in Washington DC. he earned an M.A. in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. Remaining in Washington DC, he attended the National War College at Ft. Leslie J. NcNair in 1987. In 1989, Col. Garrett completed a tour with the Current Operations Division, Headquarters, USCINCPAC and moved to command 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 1st Marine Brigade. With 3d Battalion, 3d Marines (3 3) Col. Garrett deployed to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in support of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After relinquishing command of 3 3, he moved back to Washington D.C. where he served as Head, Manpower Policy, Planning, and Programming and later with the Budgeting Branch, and Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department until June of 1993. Col. Garrett ' s next assignment was as the Head, Amphibious Branch, G-3, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), Camp Pendleton. Calif. On April 5, 1994 Col. Garrett took command of the 13th MEU. Col. Garrett ' s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit (two, one with combat V ), the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Bronze Star (with combat V ), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon (two). Col. Garrett is married to the former Mary Paul Callis of Virginia Beach, Virginia. They have four children; Chris, Beth, Virginia, and Blair.
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