MARK GEIST MARINE CORPS VETERAN MONDAY
Mark “Oz� Geist is a member of the Annex Security Team that fought the Battle of Benghazi in Libya from September 11 to September 12, 2012. A Colorado native, Geist joined the United States Marine Corps in 1984. He served in Barracks Duty in the Philippines and, later, the 2nd Battalion 9th Marines Golf Company and the Surveillance and Target Acquisition Platoon. Geist was then selected to serve in the newly formed Marine Cadre program as an anti-/counter-terrorism instructor. Upon the completion of a very successful tour and re-enlistment, he changed his military occupational specialty to intelligence with a focus on interrogation translation. Geist attended language school and studied Persian Farsi. After serving 12 years in the U.S. Maine Corps, Geist became a deputy sheriff in Teller County, Colorado. In that role, he has been a liaison with the Vice Narcotics and Intelligence Unit in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and an investigator for crimes against children. For more information click here