Las Vegas -- March 14, 2006 --Philip Pope, left, executive deputy director of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), presents MGM MIRAGE president and chief financial officer, Jim Murren, right, with an ESGR banner in recognition of the company winning the organization’s 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.