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U.S. Marine Capt. Benjamin Middendorf, the commander of Headquarters and Service Company, 5th Marine Regiment, speaks to a combat correspondent about being nominated for the Lt. Col. William G. Leftwich Jr. Trophy for Outstanding Leadership, his previous deployment with Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, to Helmand province, Afghanistan, and effective 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 Battalion. The Leftwich Trophy is an honor annually awarded to an outstanding Marine officer serving with a ground combat unit. Available in high definition.

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