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Marcel completed his pre-med undergraduate work was accomplished at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana and he attended LSU School of Medicine at New Orleans, Louisiana graduating in July of 1961, earning a degree in medicine. He completed a rotating internship and residency at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana, and went on to become a specialist in ear, nose and throat medicine.

Marcel joined the US Navy in 1962 and was assigned to the USS Renville (APA 227) and shortly thereafter participated in the Cuban Missile Crisis, attached to combat units as a member of ship's company. The Renville then sailed for West Pac and on  to the South East Pacific Area where he received combat training in case of enemy attack on the ship.

After the West Pac tour, he completed his specialty training in Otolaryngology at the Naval Hospital, San Diego, California. He retired from the Navy in July of 1971 and entered private practice in Helena, Montana.

In 1973 he joined the Montana Army National Guard, and went through helicopter flight training as a flight surgeon at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, and earned his wings in 1981. During his career in the National Guard, he was appointed State Surgeon of the State of Montana and retired from the military the second time in August of 1996 on his 60th birthday. The Iraqi war required him to be called back to active duty in October of 2004 shortly after his 68th birthday where he served as flight surgeon for the 189th Attack Helicopter Battalion. He flew more than 225 hrs of combat duty while in Iraq, being discharged again from active duty in December of 2005 to the Ready Reserve. By then he had logged more than 3,000 hours of flight time.

Jesse and Linda Marcel

Jesse is currently employed as a specialist in Otolaryngology at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Ft. Harrison, Montana, and he and his wife Linda live outside Helena, Montana.

Over 40 major media outlets have interviewed Jesse, including Fox News, Larry King Live, Channel 9 from Australia, Fox's Sean Hannity, Smithsonian Television, NBC's Today Show, CBC Radio, Jeff Rense, and Coast to Coast AM.