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R 142118Z APR 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
ALMAR 013/11
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS//
SUBJ/LTCOL WILLIAM G. LEFTWICH JR. TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP FOR CY2010//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I HAVE APPROVED THE SELECTION OF CAPTAIN TIMOTHY R. SPARKS, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH MARINES, 2D MARINE DIVISION, II MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, MARINE FORCES COMMAND, AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CY2010 LEFTWICH TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP. ALL NOMINEES HAD EXEMPLARY RECORDS WHICH INDICATED NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND COMMAND ABILITY. AS EXPECTED, THE COMPETITION WAS EXCEPTIONALLY KEEN.
2. CONGRATULATIONS TO CAPTAIN SPARKS AND THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WHO PERFORMED SO COMMENDABLY:
RANK NAME MOS UNIT
CAPT J. C. ARMAS 0302 3D BN, 3D MAR, 3D MARDIV,
III MEF, MARFORPAC
CAPT C. M. BROCK 0302 1ST BN, 5TH MAR, 1ST
MARDIV, I MEF, MARFORPAC
CAPT R. B. COHEN 0302 3D BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST
MARDIV, I MEF, MARFORPAC
CAPT A. G. GOURGOUMIS 0302 1ST BN, 3D MAR, 3D MARDIV,
III MEF, MARFORPAC
CAPT J. S. WILKINSON 0302 1ST BN, 2D MAR, 2D MARDIV,
II MEF, MARFORCOM
3. INFORMATION AND COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION OF THE TROPHY WILL BE FORWARDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, JAMES F. AMOS, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//