1. Orson G Swindle III was born on March 8,1937 and is a retired United States Marine Corps officer, a decorated Vietnam War prisoner of war, and a former Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission of the United States, serving from December 18,1997 to June 30,2005.
Orson Swindle had previously served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce during the Reagan Administration.
Orson Swindle served over twenty years as a Naval Aviator in the Marine Corps, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.
Orson Swindle received his bachelor's degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Tech in 1959 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Florida State University in 1975.
Orson Swindle then reported to NAS Pensacola, Florida for initial flight training followed by follow-on training at other naval air stations.
On November 11,1966, Captain Orson Swindle's Crusader was shot down while on a mission over the Quang Binh Province, North Vietnam.
Orson Swindle subsequently attended Florida State University under a Marine Corps-funded postgraduate program, earning a Master of Business Administration degree in 1975.
Orson Swindle retired from the Marine Corps in 1979 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Orson Swindle served as executive director of United We Stand America and spokesman for Ross Perot's 1992 presidential campaign.
Orson Swindle previously served on the board of Citizens Against Government Waste, an independent political advocacy group that seeks to eliminate waste, mismanagement, and inefficiency in the federal government.