Samuel Perez Jr.
ABOUT SAMUEL PEREZ JR.
Retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal for exceptionally superior service to the Department of Defense.
In 1976, he entered the United States Naval Academy. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science.
He was in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.
His father, Samuel Sr., was a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
In 2010, he assumed command of the carrier strike group that included USS Carl Vinson. In May 2011, Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from USS Carl Vinson.