Paul X. Kelley

Paul X. Kelly was the Twenty-eighth Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, from 1 July 1983 to 30 June 1987.

General Kelley graduated from Villanova University in 1950. After The Basic School, he served as an infantry officer in a wide variety of posts billets. He also served as an exchange officer with the British Royal Marines, and became one of the only foreigners to earn the Royal Marines' coveted green beret. Subsequently, he joined the Marine Force Reconnaissance community and then served as Commandant of the Marine Corps.