LAS VEGAS, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MGM MIRAGE has provided the following caption for the photo below. Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060314/LATU142 Caption: Philip Pope, left, executive deputy director of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), looks on as Dr. Dixie Sue Hollsbrook, Nevada state chair of ESGR presents MGM MIRAGE president and chief financial officer, Jim Murren, right, with the PRO PATRIA AWARD on Tuesday at the Bellagio. The PRO PATRIA Award is presented to employers that provide pay and benefits to employees and their families while they are in service to the country. MGM MIRAGE is the only company in Nevada to receive the award. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060314/LATU142 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: MGM MIRAGE CONTACT: Reggie Burton, +1-702-650-7438, , or Laura Garcia, +1-702-650-7439, , both of MGM MIRAGE

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