Charles Chandler Krulak is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 31st Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 1,1995,to June 30,1999. He is the son of Lieutenant General Victor H. "Brute" Krulak,who served in World War II,Korea,and Vietnam. He was the 13th President of Birmingham-Southern College after his stint as a non-executive director of English association football club Aston Villa.
The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security tasked with conducting criminal investigations and providing protection to U.S. political leaders,their families,and visiting heads of state or government. The Secret Service was,until 2003,part of the Department of the Treasury,due to their initial mandate of combating counterfeiting of U.S. currency. The agency has protected U.S. presidents and presidential candidates since 1901.
Henry Hugh Shelton is a former United States Army officer who served as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001.
John Paul Kline Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2017. The district included most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. A member of the Republican Party,Kline served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce from 2011 until 2017. Kline retired from Congress at the end of his term in January 2017.
Forrest Silas Petersen,,was a United States Navy aviator and test pilot. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15,an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA.
James Gerard Roche is an American politician. He served as the 20th Secretary of the Air Force,serving from January 20,2001 to January 20,2005. Prior to serving as secretary,Roche served in the United States Navy for 23 years,and as an executive with Northrop Grumman.
Samuel Vaughan Wilson,also known as General Sam,was a United States Army lieutenant general who completed his active military career in the fall of 1977,having divided his service almost equally between special operations and intelligence assignments.
John William Magaw is an American former police officer and administrator for the United States Federal Government. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Otterbein College,in Westerville,Ohio in 1957. He began his career in public service in 1959 as a state trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
William Ralph Basham Jr. is an American law enforcement official who served as commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection,director of the United States Secret Service,director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers,and chief of staff of the Transportation Security Administration.
William Henry Pickle was the 37th United States Senate Sergeant at Arms. He was sworn in on March 17,2003,after a lifetime of public service,especially relating to the security of the institutions of the United States,and served until Terrance W. Gainer assumed the post in January,2007.
James Lemuel Holloway III was a United States Navy admiral and naval aviator who was decorated for his actions during World War II,the Korean War,and the Vietnam War. After the Vietnam War,he was posted to The Pentagon,where he established the Navy's Nuclear Powered Carrier Program. He served as Chief of Naval Operations from 1974 until 1978. After retiring from the Navy,Holloway served as President of the Naval Historical Foundation from 1980 to 1998 and served another ten years as its chairman until his retirement in 2008 when he became chairman emeritus. He was the author of Aircraft Carriers at War:A Personal Retrospective of Korea,Vietnam,and the Soviet Confrontation published in 2007 by the Naval Institute Press.
Mark J. Sullivan is a former federal law enforcement agent who served as the 22nd Director of the United States Secret Service from May 31,2006,to March 27,2013. Sullivan succeeded W. Ralph Basham and was succeeded by Julia Pierson.
General Lester L. Lyles is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force,and Commander,Air Force Materiel Command,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,Ohio. After retirement from the USAF in 2003,he became a company director for General Dynamics,DPL Inc.,KBR,Inc.,Precision Castparts Corp.,MTC Technologies,Battelle Memorial Institute and USAA. Lyles is also a trustee of Analytic Services and a managing partner of Four Seasons Ventures,LLC.
Lewis Carlo Merletti was the 19th Director of the United States Secret Service. He succeeded Eljay B. Bowron,and was sworn in on June 6,1997,by the Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin. A 25-year veteran of the United States Secret Service,Merletti has also served as Assistant Director in the Office of Training,and as the Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protection Division.
James F. Sloan was an American intelligence official who served as the Assistant Commandant for Intelligence and Criminal Investigations for the United States Coast Guard and head of Coast Guard Intelligence from November 17,2003 to February 27,2009. He was responsible for directing,coordinating,and overseeing intelligence and investigative operations and activities that support all U.S. Coast Guard mission objectives,the national strategy for Homeland Security,and National Security objectives.
Thomas Gunning Kelley is an American veteran and retired captain in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War. From 2003 to 2011 he served as Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services. He served as the president of the Medal of Honor Society from 2015 to 2017.
John Harold Tilelli Jr. is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1994 to 1995;Commanding General,United States Army Forces Command from 1995 to 1996;and Commander in Chief,United Nations Command/Commander in Chief,ROK/United States Combined Forces Command/Commander,United States Forces Korea from 1996 to 1999. He retired from the United States Army on 31 January 2000,and later worked for the USO and The Aerospace Corporation.
Walter Thomas Kerwin Jr. was a United States Army four star general who served as Commanding General,United States Continental Army Command in 1973,Commanding General,United States Army Forces Command from 1973 to 1974,and Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1974 to 1978. He was the first commander of United States Army Forces Command and a member of the Association of the United States Army's advisory board of Directors since 1984.
Brigadier General Donald Dunwody Blackburn was a United States Army Special Forces officer,best known for his significant command and developmental roles in the U.S. Army Special Forces. He was also the commander of the highly classified Studies and Observations Group from 1965 to 1966.
