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United States Marshal LaFayette Collins |
![]() United States Marshal LaFayette Collins |
LaFayette Collins is a 1970 graduate of
Prairie View 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. |
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. |
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