Notice of Passing – Colonel (Retired) Peter Martin Cullen

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Colonel (Retired) Peter M. Cullen, of Washington, DC, who passed away on 5 January 2024. He was 64 years old.

Pete was born in Toledo, Ohio, on 8 November 1959 to Patrick and Doreen (Greasley) Cullen. Pete grew up in Portstewart and Castlerock, County Derry, Northern Ireland, attending boarding school at St. MacNissi’s College, Garron Tower. He attended University College in London, England, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in 1981. He attended the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, Maine, where he earned his J.D. degree in 1985.

COL (Ret) Cullen commissioned in the U.S. Army JAG Corps in September 1985. His military assignments included Chief, USATDS, Fort Belvoir, VA; Executive Officer, OTJAG, Pentagon, Washington, DC; Staff Judge Advocate, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; Chief, Combat Developments, TJAGLCS, Charlottesville, VA; Staff Judge Advocate, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY; Chief, Criminal Law, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea; Plans Officer, Pentagon, Washington, DC; Plans Officer, USALSA, Falls Church, VA; Chief, Military Justice, Air and Missile Defense Command, Darmstadt, Germany; Legal Center OIC, Air and Missile Defense Command, Babenhaus, Germany; Branch Office OIC, Medical Command, Landstuhl, Germany; Trial Counsel, Theater Army Area Command, Kaiserslautern, Germany; and Chief, Administrative Law Division, Support Command, Kaiserslautern, Germany. He was a graduate of the Army War College, Command and General Staff College, the Judge Advocate Officer Graduate Course, Airborne Course, and Air Assault Course. He retired on 31 October 2014 after more than 29 years of service.

Pete is survived by his wife, Sarah Buescher, siblings Kevin (Lesley) Cullen of Noosaville, Queensland, Australia; Una Perrin of Pentlepoir, Wales, UK; Mark Cullen of Tenby, Wales, UK; Christopher (Suzanne) Cullen of Holywood, Northern Ireland; and nieces and nephew Emily Perrin, Tom Cullen, and Isabella Cullen.

A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 1315 36th Street, NW, Washington, DC on Friday, 26 January 2024 at 10:30 AM. All are invited to a Celebration of Life following the Funeral Mass at 12:00 PM at the Army Navy Country Club, 1700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery will occur at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made online to the Walter Reed Society at www.walterreedsociety.org. Peter’s full obituary may be viewed at https://www.devolfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Peter-Martin-Cullen?obId=30299659.

Please keep the Cullen family in your thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time.


STUART W. RISCH
LTG, U.S. Army
The Judge Advocate General