US Marine and Bertha, Minnesota native commended for his outstanding performance

Photo By Gunnery Sgt. Alexis Mulero | Lance Cpl. Johnathan Woelfel, Bertha, Minn., native, was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the commanding officer at Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group, Col. Christopher McCarthy for his recent selection as the unit’s Marine of the Quarter aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., May 26. He checked into the unit in March 2010 and is currently serving as a fiscal clerk. Woelfel is a graduate of Bertha-Hewitt High School.  

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, UNITED STATES

05.26.2011

Story by Gunnery Sgt. Alexis Mulero 

Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, Marine Forces Command, Marine Forces Northern Command

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Bertha, Minn., native and Bertha-Hewitt High School class of 2008 graduate, Lance Cpl. Johnathan Woelfel was awarded a Certificate of Commendation by the commanding officer at Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group, Col. Christopher McCarthy for his recent selection as the unit’s Marine of the Quarter aboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., today.

Woelfel who is currently serving as a fiscal clerk at the logistics and embarkation section of MCTAG was recognized for his outstanding performance of duty and a collective standard of proficiency that exceeded all of his peers.

Woelfel checked into Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group in Virginia Beach, Va., in March of 2010. Prior to checking into MCTAG, Woelfel graduated from the Financial Management Resource Analyst course in Camp Johnson, N.C.

His father Mark Woelfel still resides in the Bertha, Minnesota area, and his mother Virginia Woelfel resides in the Chaska, Minn., area.

Marine Corps Training and Advisory Group is a unit in the Marine Corps that provides conventional training and advisor teams to work alongside partner Nations' security forces.

• Date Taken: 05.26.2011
• Date Posted: 05.26.2011 13:05
• Story ID: 71134
• Location: VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, US