Content Manager posted on September 01, 2010 00:02
September 2010 Navy
In a ceremony in the headquarters of the Colombian Navy, Bogota, Colombia, CAPT Mark F. Morris, a Life Member of the Association of the United States Navy, was presented the Colombian Navy’s Admiral Padilla Order of Merit Medal. The award was presented by Admiral Guillermo Barrera, Commandant of the Colombian Navy (shown in left photo). CAPT Morris is a Selected Reservist who returned to active duty in the summer after 9/11. He is currently assigned as Chief, U.S. Naval Mission to Colombia, part of the U.S. Military Group in Colombia. During the previous week, he was presented the Colombian Ministry of Defense Distinguished Service Medal by Minister of Defense Gabriel Silva.