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MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC DMCS //
SUBJ/CY14 LTCOL W. G. LEFTWICH JR. TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. I HAVE APPROVED THE SELECTION OF MAJOR DANIEL E. GRAINGER, RECRUITING STATION SACRAMENTO, 12TH MARINE CORPS DISTRICT, AS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CY2014 LEFTWICH TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP. MAJOR GRAINGER WAS A CAPTAIN SERVING AS THE COMPANY COMMANDER FOR COMPANY B, 1ST BATTALION, 6TH MARINES, 1ST MARINE DIVISION, I MEF, MARFORPAC, DURING THE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY. ALL NOMINEES HAD EXEMPLARY RECORDS WHICH INDICATED NOTEWORTHY LEADERSHIP AND COMMAND ABILITY. AS EXPECTED, THE COMPETITION WAS EXCEPTIONALLY KEEN.
2. CONGRATULATIONS TO MAJOR GRAINGER AND THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WHO PERFORMED SO COMMENDABLY:
RANK NAME MOS UNIT
CAPT S.P. CONNOR 0302 2D BN, 23D MAR, 4TH MARDIV, MARFORRES
CAPT H.L. CONTRERAS 0302 1ST BN, 1ST MAR, 1ST MARDIV, I MEF,
MARFORPAC
CAPT J.L. COOLEY 0802 5TH BN, 11TH MAR, 3D MARDIV, III MEF,
MARFORPAC
CAPT J.D. OLIVETO 0302 3D BN, 8TH MAR, 2D MARDIV, II MEF,
MARFORCOM
CAPT P.E. RIGOUT 0302 1ST BN, 3D MAR, 3D MARDIV, III MEF,
MARFORPAC
CAPT S.A. STEWART 0302 1ST BN, 7TH MAR, 1ST MARDIV, I MEF,
MARFORPAC
3. INFORMATION AND COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION OF THE TROPHY WILL BE FORWARDED VIA SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE.
4. SEMPER FIDELIS, JOSEPH F. DUNFORD, JR., GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.//