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Jerry Miller
Jerry Miller is a retired Army Infantry officer and retired energy executive in Oil Refining and Commodity Trading. Mr. Miller previously was the refinery manager of the Lima, Ohio Refinery. He also completed a distinguished career in the United States Army, where he retired in 2009 as a decorated combat leader and Army Ranger with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Mr. Miller obtained his master of business administration degree from Penn State University and his bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Jerry Miller
| Jan 15, 2025
In 1805, President Thomas Jefferson ordered the U.S. Navy and Marines to stop Barbary pirates from disrupting shipping in the Mediterranean Sea. This successful measure is captured in the Marine Corps Hymn stanza “…to the shores of Tripoli….” When he takes…