A native of Stillwater Minnesota, CPT Marchand graduated as a
Distinguished Military Graduate from the University Of Minnesota
ROTC, Institute Of Technology with a degree in Astrophysics and a
minor in Physics. He was branched Aviation. He is married and has
one daughter and one son. He arrived at USF in July 2008.
Military Education :
Northern Warfare School, Initial Entry Rotary Wing Qualification
Course, Aviation Officer Basic Course, CH47D Qualification Course,
Military Intelligence Transition Course, Military Intelligence
Captains Carrier Course, Fixed Wing Qualification Course, DHC-7
Qualification Course
Assignments:
Headquarters Platoon Leader, Executive Officer and Flight Platoon
Leader (Camp Humphreys, Korea), S3 Training Officer, C Company
Commander, S6 (Ft. Bliss TX)
Operational Experience and Deployments :
Korea 2002-2004
C Company Commander 204th MI BN (AR), Operation Iraqi Freedom,
2006-2007
South America 2005-2008
Awards and Decorations :
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Medal (2)
National Defense Service Medal (2)
Iraqi Campaign Medal
GWOT Expeditionary Medal
GWOT Service Medal
Korean Defense Service Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
Aviator Badge
