Colonel Marcus Cherry IV was commissioned as an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School in 1986. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader; Company Executive Officer and BN Adjutant, 3/6th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Assistant Support Operations Officer, BN S4, and Headquarters A Company Commander, 325th Forward Support BN, 25th Infantry Division; Chief, Cadet Services Division, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York; BN Executive Officer, 1st U.S. Army Support BN, Multinational Forces and Observers, El Gorah, Egypt; Group S3, 507th Corps Support Group, 1st Corps Support Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; J34 Log Planner at U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia; Logistics Task Force Commander for LTF 264 in Baghdad, Iraq; 264th Combat Support BN Commander at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Chief of Staff for Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee, Virginia. | His military education includes: Officer Candidate School, Infantry Officer Basic Course; Quartermaster Officer Advanced Course, U.S. Army Combined Arms and Services Staff School; U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Joint Forces Staff College, and Marine Corps War College. | His highest awards include: Legion of Merit w/ 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster and Joint Service Commendation Medal.