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    Tenacity, unselfishness earns Minnesota Marine prestigious Leftwich trophy for leadership [Image 2 of 3]

    Tenacity, unselfishness earns Minnesota Marine prestigious Leftwich trophy for leadership

    GANBUM RECE, AFGHANISTAN

    07.17.2012

    Courtesy Photo

    1st Marine Division

    U.S. Marine Capt. Benjamin M. Middendorf, the commander of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, speaks to his platoon commanders about future patrols here, July 18, 2012. Middendorf, a native of Rochester, Minn., was selected by Gen. James F. Amos, the commandant of the Marine Corps, to receive the 2012 Lt. Col. William G. Leftwich Jr. Trophy for Outstanding Leadership. Leftwich, a Navy Cross recipient, died in 1970 when his helicopter crashed in Vietnam, where he was commanding the Marines and sailors of 1st Reconnaissance Bn. Middendorf is currently the commander of Headquarters and Service Co., 5th Marines.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 07.17.2012
    Date Posted: 04.30.2013 17:15
    Photo ID: 918697
    VIRIN: 120718-M-SW740-052
    Resolution: 3168x2112
    Size: 1.79 MB
    Location: GANBUM RECE, AF
    Hometown: ROCHESTER, MN, US

    Web Views: 183
    Downloads: 6

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