Photo N00024: LTC David D. Stender is awarded the Legion of Merit for his service to the Military Police Corps and as commander of the 720th MP Battalion during the change of command ceremony held on Gauntlet Field, Fort Hood, Texas on 20 February 2015. The award is being pinned by COL Rosendo T. Guieb, commander of the 89th MP Brigade. That same evening LTC Stender retired from military service at a celebration party held at the battalion. Courtesy of the Official Facebook page of the 720th MP Battalion.