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United States Marshal LaFayette Collins |
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| U.S. Marshals Service >> Local District Offices >> Western District of Texas >> United States Marshal LaFayette Collins |
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United States Marshal LaFayette Collins |
 United States Marshal LaFayette Collins |
LaFayette Collins is a 1970 graduate of
PrairieView A& M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Political Science. He was active in student affairs and was elected as
freshman and junior class president. Mr. Collins was selected to attend
Columbia and Yale Universities in summer academic programs; was
designated as Distinguished Military Student; and was selected to Who's
Who in American Colleges and Universities. He was commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in the United States Army, Military Intelligence.
He served seven years in the military as a
Military Intelligence Officer, achieving the rank of Captain. His
military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, the Army
Commendation Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. In 1978, Mr. Collins was appointed as a
Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. He assisted in the
protection of Presidents Carter, Ford, Reagan, Bush (GHW), and Clinton.
He was assigned to protect Pope John Paul II, Senator Edward Kennedy,
King Hussein and Queen Noir of Jordan, Premier Gorbachev, presidential
candidates Bob Dole, William Clinton, Al Gore, and Jesse Jackson. He was
assigned to the White House detail to protect President Reagan from 1982
to 1987. Mr. Collins retired from the United States Secret Service in
1999. |
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In April 1999, Mr. Collins was appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. In February 2004, he was reappointed by Governor Rick Perry. After recommendations by United States Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn to be United States Marshal and subsequent confirmation by the United States Senate on March 8, 2004, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve the Western District of Texas. |
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