Gen. Glenn M. Walters, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Verice Bennet, the senior personnel management consultant for the Marine Corps, present Juvia Davis and LaMarcus Strickland with the “Exceptional Leadership Award” during the closing ceremonies of the Battles Won Academy in Washington , July 16, 2017. The Battles Won Academy is a part of the Marine Corps’ Semper Fidelis All-American Program, which recognizes young men and women who excel in athletics, but have also shown themselves to be leaders in the classroom and in their hometowns. Ninety-seven high school student

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Gen. Glenn M. Walters, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, and Verice Bennet, the senior personnel management consultant for the Marine Corps, present Juvia Davis and LaMarcus Strickland with the “Exceptional Leadership Award” during the closing ceremonies of the Battles Won Academy in Washington , July 16, 2017. The Battles Won Academy is a part of the Marine Corps’ Semper Fidelis All-American Program, which recognizes young men and women who excel in athletics, but have also shown themselves to be leaders in the classroom and in their hometowns. Ninety-seven high school student-athletes attended the academy, which focused on developing their self-confidence, discipline, teamwork, and honing the fighting spirit that embodies the Marine Corps.

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