Part of his time was spent playing golf with Marine Corps officers.
Marine Corps officers have defended the training and selection of the guards, saying only mature, stable men are chosen for the assignments.
He was also the first Marine Corps officer to be killed in combat.
Judge Gesell surprised many people when he decided not to send the former Marine Corps officer to prison.
He is a former Marine Corps officer and a Vietnam veteran.
Marine Corps officers attend one of the three.
Marine Corps officers declined to comment on why the motions were denied.
He was the first Marine Corps officer selected for the program.
"They wanted to make sure he was closer to the hotbeds of unrest," one senior Marine Corps officer said.
No helicopter could fly as fast or as far, senior Marine Corps officers argued time and again.
