U.S. Army Spc. Ward Savage (left), an explosive ordnance

U.S. Army Spc. Ward Savage (left), an explosive ordnance disposal specialist from McHenry, Md., assigned to 2nd Platoon, 705th EOD Company at Fort Polk, La., receives a Purple Heart Medal from U.S. Army Col. Bruce P. Antonia, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division's Task Force Patriot from Manchester, Conn., on Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan, Jan. 31. Savage, who is attached to TF Patriot’s 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment’s TF Warrior, earned the Purple Heart for wounds suffered during an armed enemy conflict in the Tangi Valley area of Wardak province. (Photo by U.S. Army Maj. Cecil Henry, Task Force Patriot Public Affairs)