Capt. Kearney Takes Top Award (2-503rd 173rd Airborne)

Congratulations to Captain Daniel Kearney, Battle Co. 2-503rd 173rd ABCT

Capt. Daniel P. Kearney, commander Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry, 173rd

(Photo copyright, courtesy Tim

Hetherington)

Story Sgt. Aimee Millham

U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office

HEIDELBERG, Germany — Two U.S. Army

Europe officers have been named as

recipients of the Department of the Army level

2007 General Douglas MacArthur

Leadership Award.

Capt. Daniel P. Kearney, commander of

Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne),

503rd Infantry, and Capt. Daniel C. Enslen

from the Operations Group, Joint

Multinational Readiness Center, 7th Army

Joint Multinational Training Command were

among 28 winners selected Armywide.

The annual award was created by the General

 Douglas MacArthur Foundation in

1987 to honor company-grade and junior

warrant officers who embody MacArthur’s

ideals of duty, honor and country, and have

exceptional records of performance,

leadership and achievement.

The two captains had been named

USAEUR-level MacArthur award winners

in late February following their selection

from a group of 11 nominees representing

approximately 3,700 eligible officers in

USAREUR.

A ceremony to present the awards is

scheduled to take place in Washington,

D.C. in May.

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