Washington College is proud to celebrate the men and women of our community who have serves or are currently serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Last year, we were honored to have 33 Veterans in attendance. The day was capped off our lacrosse game beating Gettysburg 18-14 to qualify For the Centennial Conference Playoffs.
Throughout the decades, Washington College’s military Heritage has remained strong with thousands of men And women who have served in the armed forces. An estimated 250 are still living, and we invite them all to The College on April 12. We expect a large turnout for our veterans including our Featured Profile, Captain Marc S. Brewen, Judge Advocates General’s Corp’s United States Navy (Ret).
The game against Haverford marks the 35th meeting between the colleges. Washington College has recorded 28 victories compared to 7 loses.
General George Washington
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and Founder of Washington College.
The College’s connection to U.S. veteran’s runs deep, beginning with our namesake, George Washington, who was commissioned by the Continental Congress as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. He awarded the first-purple, colored, heart shaped badges to soldiers who fought in the Continental Army during the America Revolution.
Washington awarded the first purple-colored badges (which would later become the military’s Purple Heart medal) to soldiers who fought in the Continental Army during the revolution to honor valor and meritorious service. At the time, an award to everyday soldiers was unheard of, but given the conditions faced during the revolution, Washington felt it imperative to recognize the heroic actions of his citizen soldiers. This is but one example of the superb leadership qualities that allowed Washington to succeed throughout his life. He established a precedent of selfless service and moral integrity in the American armed forces, a legacy that lives on in the nation he helped create.
Following in the footsteps of George Washington, Washington College veterans have played a significant role throughout our history in defending and protecting the freedom of the United States of America and its citizens.
Featured Profile
Captain Marc S. Brewen, United States Navy (Ret.)
Captain Marc S. Brewen, United States Navy (Ret.)
Captain Marc S. Brewen, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, United States Navy (Ret.) commissioned into the Navy’s JAG Corps in March 2000 and served for 24 years. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1971 and is a member of the Tennessee State Bar. Marc attended Washington College from 1989 to 1993, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management. At WC, he was a member and served as President of the Phi Sigs. After graduation, Marc attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas earning a Juris Doctorate in 1996. Marc also graduated with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013, earning a Master of Laws (LL.M) degree in national security law and a certificate in international human
Marc joined the Navy three years after completing law school. He returned to Knoxville after law school and worked in insurance defense for a small firm. Although happy to again be living close to family, Marc quickly found his professional life unfulfilling. Seeking a change, he applied for a commission in the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps, believing it would serve as a tremendous personal experience and a professional steppingstone. But by the time he completed initial officer training and basic legal training in early 2000, Marc knew his decision to join the Navy was far more significant and that the Navy may become his career.
First Day of Training, March 2000
Naval Justice School, Lawyer Course 07/2000 Graduating Class
Flight Ops Onboard USS KITTY HAWK off the coast of Japan after 9/11
Marc reported to his first duty station, Naval Legal Service Office Pacific, in July 2000. The command was in Yokosuka, Japan, about an hour south of Tokyo by train. Judge advocates assigned to the command were responsible for providing military defense and civil law services to naval personnel and their families throughout the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, and Northern Arabian Sea regions. Yokosuka is also the home of the Navy’s 7th Fleet. Marc was in Japan when the 9/11 attacks occurred and like everyone serving at that time, was greatly impacted by patriotism and duty as the country instantly shifted to a war-footing. It was only a few months after 9/11 that Marc was assigned to support Amphibious Squadron ELEVEN onboard USS ESSEX (LHD-2), Sasebo, Japan as the ESSEX Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) Staff Judge Advocate (SJA). During a five-month deployment from February to June 2002, Marc was immersed in Navy and Marine Corps amphibious operations learning the important role a judge advocate plays in an operational command. Marc returned to the United States in the summer of 2002 after this incredible experience, firmly committed to a career in the United States Navy.
Onboard KITTY HAWK of the coast of Japan
On Flight Deck of USS ESSEX (LHD 2) in 2001 off coast of Iwo Jima
Marc (left) addresses Naval Submarine Base Kings Baay CO in 2004
View from Bridge of USS NIMITZ
A Navy judge advocate is expected to serve as a legal generalist. In this regard, the subject-matter areas of legal practice can change dramatically based upon duty assignment from one that is naval operations focused, to criminal defense/prosecution, or to serving as a SJA or “in-house” counsel for a shore or installation command. When Marc left Japan he reported to Trial Service Office Southeast Detachment Pensacola, Florida and served as a prosecutor. Over the following two years, Marc prosecuted a high-volume of courts-martial involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel in the Florida Gulf Coast region, including acting as lead or co-counsel in 10 contested trials. From 2004-2006, he was assigned as the legal counsel for the Commanding Officer, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. But the most impactful personal and professional experience during these years occurred when Marc was selected to serve as the legal counsel for Navy SEAL Team TWO during its deployment to Afghanistan and a follow-on two-month period in support of Naval Special Warfare Task Group-Arabian Peninsula (SEAL Team ONE) in Iraq. The experiences gained supporting naval special warfare over this eight-month period in 2005/2006 in two combat theaters reinforced in Marc the critical role that judge advocates can play in the operational environment, a role he wanted to return when the opportunity was made available.
NIMITZ Legal Department in 2011 standing underneath the ship's screws in drydock
Marc with his Father, Grant (left) on board the USS NIMITZ
USS NIMITZ CO Farewells Marc in July 2012
Marc with newborn son, "Bo" Brewen, Norfolk VA 2017
Shortly after returning from these deployments, Marc was transferred to the Office of the Navy’s Judge Advocate General in Washington D.C. and assigned to the Civil Litigation Division from 2007 to 2010. In this role, Marc principally provided litigation support to Department of Justice attorneys defending the Navy against civil lawsuits in federal courts throughout the United States, though other assistance was often provided. A notable case involved the federal criminal prosecution of the Somali pirate, Abduwali Muse, who led the hijacking of the MAERSK ALABAMA. This hijacking ended with the MAERSK’s now famous Captain Phillips being rescued by the United States Navy at sea in April 2009. As the only surviving pirate, Muse was transferred to the Southern District of New York by the Navy for criminal prosecution on numerous charges, including piracy. Marc was detailed to assist the US Attorney Office’s prosecutors with the collection of evidence and other documents retained by those Navy commands involved in the rescue and detention and was present in the New York courtroom when Muse pleaded guilty, receiving a sentence of over 33 years confinement.
Marc’s push to get back to the operational side of the Navy paid off when he was assigned to serve as the Command Judge Advocate (referred to as “Judge” by the crew) for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) from July 2010 to July 2012. Marc was extremely proud to join one of our nation’s Capital Ships as its Legal Department Head. The following two years onboard NIMITZ were extremely demanding but without question the two best years of Marc’s Navy career. The experience remains fresh in his memories and the friends made there years ago are still close today.
For the latter half of his career, Marc’s focus principally remained in the area of national security law and he served on the staffs of Navy and joint commands that included United States Northern Command from 2013 to 2016; United States Transportation Command from 2018 to 2020; and, the Office of Legal Counsel for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2020 to 2021. Marc capped off a rewarding 24-year career as the counsel for the Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command, forward deployed to Bahrain, from 2021 to 2023. Marc retired in October 2023 after having attained the rank of Captain. He was fortunate to have served with and in support of the men and women of almost every Navy warfighting community overseas, at home, and at sea.
Sara, Marc’s wife of 17 years, also proudly served on active duty in the Navy JAG Corps for 8 years. She then served for more than 11 years as a civilian attorney with the Navy’s Office of General Counsel. Marc and Sara like to say they truly were a “Blue and Gold” team during their Navy careers. Today Sara is a senior attorney in the Corporate Division of the City Attorney’s Office for Colorado Springs, Colorado where she, Marc, son Bo (8 yrs old), dog Maddie, and cat Whiskers live. Marc continues to practice in national security law.
Marc with his son Bo at his retirement ceremony
Meeting with Bahraini Defense Force senior attorney in 2022
Marc with a 2022 USNAVCENT team visiting Yad Vashem, Holocaust Center, Jerusalem, Israel
2024 Featured Profile
Ted Greeley, Colonel, USMC (Ret).
Iraq. Al Anbar Province
Colonel Edward (Ted) Greeley was born in Denver, Colorado, in 1971 and graduated from Washington College in 1993. While at WC, Ted was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and was a midfielder for the Men’s Lacrosse Team. He graduated with a BA in Psychology and served as an assistant coach for the Men’s Lacrosse Team for the 1994 and 1995 seasons. In December of 1995, after completing the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia, Ted was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, and was designated an Infantry Officer following completion of The Basic School and the Infantry Officer Course.
From 1996 to 1999, Colonel Greeley was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment in 29 Palms, California, where he served as a Rifle Platoon Commander, the 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander, the Assistant Operations Officer, and a Rifle Company Commander. During this time, he attended the Summer Mountain Leader’s Course at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center and deployed to Okinawa and Thailand.
From June 1999 to August 2002, Colonel Greeley was assigned to The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia, where he served as a Tactics Instructor and a Staff Platoon Commander at the Basic Officer Course, and as an instructor at the Infantry Officer Course. From August 2002 to June 2003, he attended the Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School and graduated as the Ground Combat Arms Honor Graduate.
From June 2003 to May 2006, he was assigned to 2d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment in Camp Pendleton, California, where he served as the Assistant Operations Officer and a Rifle Company Commander. During this time, he attended the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course in Yuma, Arizona, and deployed twice in support of combat operations in Iraq. In March of 2004 he deployed to Fallujah, Iraq, with 2d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and in July of 2005 he deployed to Euphrates River Valley between al Qa’im and New Ubaydi, Iraq with Battalion Landing Team 2/1, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
From June 2006 to June 2009, Col Greeley was assigned to the United States Naval Academy as an instructor and course director in the Leadership, Ethics, and Law Department where he taught Leadership Theory and Practical Application. Additional duties included teaching future Marine Officers in the Naval Academy’s Marine Corps Summer Programs and serving as the military officer representative to the Academy’s lightweight football team. In 2009, Colonel Greeley attended the Marine Corps Command and Staff College in Quantico, Virginia, where he was a Distinguished Graduate and received a Master of Arts in Military Studies.
Iraq. Al Anbar Province
Camp Pendleton
Ted and Wife Jess
2021 Retirement Ceremony
Ted played midfield and was an assistant coach for 2 years after graduation.
Colonel Greeley was assigned to 2d Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment in Camp Pendleton, California from July 2010 to July 2011, where he served as the Battalion Executive Officer and Maritime Raid Force Commander for Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Okinawa, Japan. During this time, he participated in humanitarian relief operations in Japan in support of Operation TOMODACHI after a devastating tsunami. He also deployed to Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia. He was subsequently assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF) as the Executive Officer, I MEF Headquarters Group from June of 2011 to June of 2012.
In June of 2012, Colonel Greeley returned to 29 Palms, California, where he served as the Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and the Executive Officer for the 7th Marine Regiment. He returned to Camp Pendleton, California, in the Spring of 2014 and was assigned as the Commanding Officer, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. In May of 2015, he deployed with the 15th Marine Expeditionary as the Commanding Officer, Battalion Landing Team 3/1 and deployed with BLT 3/1 to the US Indo-Pacific Command area of operations, the US Africa Command area of operations, and the US Central Command area of operations.
Upon return from deployment, Colonel Greeley was assigned to the G-3 Operations Section of the 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton, California, from February to June of 2016. He then attended the National War College in Washington, D.C, and graduated in June of 2017 with a Master of Science in National Security Strategy. He was subsequently assigned to the the Pentagon as a Political-Military Planner with the Joint Staff J5 Middle East Directorate as the Iraq/Syria Branch Chief and Iran Branch Chief.
Following his Joint Staff tour, he returned to Camp Pendleton, California, in the summer of 2019 and served as the Commanding Officer of Security and Emergency Services Battalion, Marine Corps Installations West-Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. He completed this command tour in the summer of 2021 and officially retired from the Marine Corps on December 1st 2021 after 26 years of active-duty service. Ted is married to the former Jessica Neaton who is a 1998 graduate of Washington College (BS in Biology) and was a member of the WC Women’s Field Hockey Team and the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. They have two children, MaryRobert (18) and Jack (16). They currently live in Burke, Virginia. Ted’s younger brother, Andrew, is a 1999 graduate of Washington College (BA in English) and was a member of the Men’s Lacrosse Team and the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.