Soldier Spotlight: Getting to know Maj. Stephen M. Parrish, Sr.

By Ms. Dottie White (SMDC/ARSTRAT)December 15, 2010

Parrish
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Name: Maj. Stephen M. Parrish, Sr., operations officer, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command, U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll

Age: 38

Hometown: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Joined the Army: February 1997

Route to commission: Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., then Officer Candidate School

MOS: 35D - All source intelligence

Education: Master of Business Arts

Marital Status: Married

Children: Four boys

Activities/Hobbies: Sports, weightlifting, woodworking, fishing

Favorite movie: Terminator series

Favorite TV show: Two and a Half Men

Favorite band: Metallica

Favorite thing about the Army: Esprit de corps

What I've learned being a Soldier: Life is too short

What inspires you to be a Soldier: Love of my country