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Lt. General G.R. (Ron) Christmas, USMC Ret.President and CEO of Marine Heritage Foundation
From September 1996 until December 2006, as well as being President of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, he served as a Senior Mentor, Marine Air Ground Task Force Staff Training Program, and the Joint Forces Command. Other projects during the period included Adjunct Staff, RAND Corporation; Consultant, Harris Corporation, Member, Board of Advisors, Recruit Military, LLC; Ex-Officio Trustee, Marine Corps University Foundation; and Ex-Officio Governor, Marine Corps Association. With the growth of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation’s mission and enterprises, General Christmas now devotes his full time to these efforts Lt. General Christmas is married to the former Sherry Lownds. They have 4 children and 12 grandchildren. |
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Lt.
General Christmas is currently the President and CEO of the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation. He was commissioned into the Marine Corps through the Naval
Reserve Officers Training Corps program at the University of Pennsylvania in
1962. He served in various infantry command and staff assignments as a company
grade officer including command of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, in
Vietnam. He was seriously wounded during the battle of Hue City during Tet ’68
and for his actions there was awarded the Navy Cross. Some of his key
assignments include Commanding Officer, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, Marine
Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island; Commanding Officer, 3rd Marines; Commanding
General, 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade; Commanding General, 3rd Force Service
Support Group; Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force; Director,
J-3, US Commander in Chief Pacific Command. He retired from the Corps in 1996
after 34 years active duty. His final assignment was Deputy Chief of Staff,
Manpower and Reserve Affairs.