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

    Tenacity, unselfishness earns Minnesota Marine prestigious Leftwich trophy for leadership

    CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES

    04.26.2013

    Photo by Sgt. Alfred V. Lopez 

    1st Marine Division

    U.S. Marine Capt. Benjamin M. Middendorf, the former commander of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 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, a native of Rochester, Minn., is currently the commander of Headquarters and Service Co., 5th Marines.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 04.26.2013
    Date Posted: 04.30.2013 17:16
    Photo ID: 918700
    VIRIN: 130426-M-PH863-001
    Resolution: 4320x3161
    Size: 4.3 MB
    Location: CAMP PENDLETON, CA, US
    Hometown: ROCHESTER, MN, US

    Web Views: 272
    Downloads: 6

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