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Jesse Marcel Jr. is a retired, full-bird Colonel, who served as a flight surgeon for 18-months in Iraq. He spent 38 years serving his country with honor and loyalty. IMarcel joined the US Navy in 1962 and was assigned to the USS Renville (APA 227) and shortly thereafter participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, attached to combat units as a member of ship's company. The Renville then sailed for West Pac and on to the South East Pacific Area where he received combat training in case of enemy attack on the ship. After the West Pac tour, he completed his specialty training in Otolaryngology at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, California. He retired from the Navy in July of 1971 and entered private practice in Helena, Montana. In 1973 he joined the Montana Army National Guard, and went through helicopter flight training as a flight surgeon at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, and earned his wings in 1981. During his career in the National Guard, he was appointed State Surgeon of the State of Montana and retired from the mili