MAJ Ermin Mujezinovic was born in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He immigrated to the United States in 2001 as a war refugee. Ermin earned a Master of Arts Degree in Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies from Columbia University’s Harriman Institute and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science with a minor in Spanish from the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Ermin commissioned as an Infantry officer and served at Fort Cavazos, Texas, and Korea as a Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Battalion Adjutant Officer, and Assistant Operations Officer. In 2018, MAJ Mujezinovic became a Civil Affairs Officer, deployed to Germany, and served as a desk officer for eight countries in the Balkans. In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, MAJ Mujezinovic deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia as a Civil Affairs Team Leader.

Ermin is a former NCAA DI Cross Country and Track athlete at VMI who currently aims to complete all six major world marathons. So far, he has run Chicago in 2:35, the New York City Marathon in 2:46, and Boston in 2:38. He is racing the Berlin Marathon next month intending to run under 2:30 at an average pace of 5:41 per mile.

Last year, Ermin won Cross Country National with the All-Army team, and this year, he has been selected by the All-Army Marathon team.