Major general mark yenter biography sample

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- The Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood commanding general is now a major general -- Maj.

Gen. Mark Yenter was promoted Jan. 18 in the Engineer Regimental Room at the John B. Mahaffey Museum Complex.

"I have been a combat engineer for 31 years," Yenter said. "This means a lot to me and my Family."

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Merdith Temple, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, acting chief of engineers and acting commander, presided over the ceremony. He said Yenter's strong moral foundation was the key to Yenter's successful career.

"I've known Mark and Lisa for quite a long time," Temple said.

Major general mark yenter biography sample pdf

"Mark has a very strong Family. He also has an Army Family -- that's a pretty big Family, because he has been a lot of places and done a lot of great things. He has spent a lot of time away from his Family, but the reason why is able to do all of that is because of his strong Family and strong moral foundation."

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