▁Ly nde ▁D . ▁McC orm ick ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁earned ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁from ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Marine ▁Division ▁at ▁Camp ▁Le je une , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Dra ke ▁served ▁under ▁Major ▁General ▁Ed win ▁A . ▁Pol lock ▁as ▁assistant ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁for ▁personnel ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁later ▁ 3 rd ▁Batt al ions , ▁ 1 0 th ▁Marine ▁Regiment . ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁ten ure ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Mar ines ▁as ▁regiment al ▁operations ▁officer ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁En list ed ▁Co ordin ator ▁Section , ▁Person nel ▁Department ▁at ▁Head quarters ▁Marine ▁Corps . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Dra ke ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁England ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁J oint ▁Service ▁Staff ▁College ▁in ▁Lat imer , ▁Buck ingham shire . ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁June ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁J oint ▁Service ▁Am ph ib ious ▁War fare ▁Center ▁at ▁Po ole , ▁Dor set . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁colon el ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 9 .