Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Stunts, Actor, Visual Effects |
Birth Day | January 13, 1955 |
Age | 69 YEARS OLD |
Birth name | Patrick Michael Walsh |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1979–2012 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Chief of Naval Operations U.S. 5th Fleet U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Carrier Group Seven/John C. Stennis Strike Group Carrier Air Wing One VFA-105 |
Battles/wars | First Persian Gulf War Post Gulf War *Operation Provide Comfort *Operation Southern Watch Bosnian War *Operation Deny Flight War on Terror *Afghanistan Campaign *Horn of Africa Campaign *Second Persian Gulf War |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal (3) Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
Net worth: $100K - $1M
Biography/Timeline
Walsh graduated with honors from Jesuit College Preparatory in Dallas, Texas, and was the second student in the sixty-year history of the school to receive both the Distinguished Graduate and Distinguished Alumnus awards. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree. He attended graduate studies in the International Relations curriculum at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, as part of the Admiral Arthur S. Moreau Scholarship Program. Walsh graduated first in his class and received a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy degree, entered the Doctorate Program with distinction and subsequently received a PhD
On February 3, 2009, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates selected Walsh to conduct a 30-day review of operations at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, following President Barack Obama's order that the detention center be closed within one year.