Medically retired Cpl. Joshua D. Carpenter receives
Summary
Medically retired Cpl. Joshua D. Carpenter receives his Purple Heart during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Sept. 28, 2013 in Fort Worth, Texas. Carpenter's former squad leader, Master Sgt. Josue Magana, who Carpenter says played a key role in assuring he finally received his award, pins the Purple Heart Medal onto Carpenter almost 10 years after Carpenter sustained a severe eye injury in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom II in April 2004.
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purple heart
medal
carpenter
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fallujah
iraq
10 years
combat injury
battle of fallujah
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eye injury
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cpl jennifer martinez
8th marine corps district
fort worth
marine awarded purple heart after almost 10 years
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Date
28/09/2013
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