Lt. Col. John Fleming '94

Director, Don and Ellie Knauss Veteran Resource & Support Center

John D. Fleming is a graduate of Texas A&M University, class of 1994, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1995 through the Platoon Leader’s Class program.  A Motor Transport and Logistics Officer, John served with the First Marine Division, First and Second Marine Logistics Groups, and the Third Marine Aircraft Wing.  He deployed with the 11th and 24th Marine Expeditionary Units and completed multiple combat deployments in support of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM.  John is a graduate of Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School and Marine Corps Command and staff College where he earned his master’s degree in military studies.  Following two years in command of Marine Wing Support Squadron-371 in Yuma, Arizona John retired from active duty at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

John worked in the construction and financial services industries after retirement before joining the Office of the Commandant’s Staff with the Corps of Cadets in 2016.  John served as a Cadet Training Officer for four years and as the Operations Director for another four years before assuming his current duties as the Director of the Don and Ellie Knauss Veteran Resource & Support Center, a department within the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M. 

John and his wife of over 29 years, the former Amanda Miller of McAllen, TX, are the proud parents of a son Garrett and a daughter Gracen.