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Colonel Paul J. O’Leary Jr.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

United States Marine Corps (Retired) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colonel Paul J. O\u2019Leary Jr was commissioned a second lieutenant through the Platoon Leaders Class (PLC) program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col O\u2019Leary\u2019s command assignments have included tours as: Commanding Officer, Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marines, Okinawa, Japan; Commanding Officer, 2nd<\/sup> Battalion 11th<\/sup> Marine Regiment, Camp Pendleton, CA; Commanding Officer, 14th<\/sup> Marine Regiment, Fort Worth, TX; and Commander, Education Command, Quantico, VA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Paul J. O’Leary Jr.
Colonel, USMC (Ret)
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Col O\u2019Leary\u2019s staff assignments have included tours as: Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines; Battalion Liaison Officer, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines; Tactical Systems Requirements Officer, MAGTF Warfighting Center, Quantico, VA; G-3 Current Operations Watch Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, CA; Operations Officer, 2nd<\/sup> Battalion 11th<\/sup> Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; Executive Officer, 2nd<\/sup> Battalion, 11th<\/sup> Marines, Camp Pendleton, CA; Senior Operations Officer, National Military Command Center, Pentagon; Executive Assistant to Deputy Director for Current Operations (J-33), Pentagon; N-5 Plans Officer\/Force Marine, Amphibious Group One, Okinawa, Japan; Assistant Chief of Staff G-5 Plans, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC; Chief of Staff, Marine Corps University, Quantico VA; Board Member, Secretary of Navy Council of Review, Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col O\u2019Leary is a graduate of the Amphibious Warfare School; Marine Corps Command and Staff College; and a Distinguished Graduate of the US Naval War College. He has a Master of Science in Systems Technology from the Naval Postgraduate School and Master of Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Col O\u2019Leary\u2019s personal decorations include the Legion of Merit with 2 gold stars; Bronze Star with Combat Distinguishing Valor device; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal with 2 gold stars; Joint Service Commendation Medal; Navy\/Marine Corps Commendation Medal with 2 gold stars; Joint Service Achievement Medal with 2 gold stars; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Somalia); and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (Iraq).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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