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World War Two (WWII) US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) William H. "Dub" Wilson Jr. (center), accompanied by family members as he is interviewed by members of the local news media, following an award ceremony held at the 165th Airlift Wing, Savannah International Airport (IAP), Georgia (GA). PFC Wilson was presented with various awards including the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. The awards were presented fifty-seven years following his military service

World War Two (WWII) US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) William H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Savannah International Airport State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Shaleata Johnson, USAF Rel... More

Airmen work on the engines of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

Airmen work on the engines of a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

A close-up view of a home sign of the Fifth Air Force and 475th Air Base Wing, as a C-130 Hercules aircraft (in the background) taxis in during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

A close-up view of a home sign of the Fifth Air Force and 475th Air Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

Members of the 2nd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron relax in their tent at the Remagen Drop Zone, approximately 40 miles from Travis Field, during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Members of the 2nd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron relax in their tent at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edward D. Allen Release... More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at the Remagen Drop Zone, approximately 40 miles from Travis Field, during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A C-130 Hercules aircraft lands at the Remagen Drop Zone, approximatel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Edward D. Allen Release... More

GEN John A. Wickham Jr., US Army chief of staff, presents the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantry Badge to Private First Class (PFC) Timothy G. Romick of Company A, 1ST Battalion, 75th Rangers. Romick is at Womack Army Community Hospital recovering from wounds received in action in Grenada

GEN John A. Wickham Jr., US Army chief of staff, presents the Purple H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SPC5 Ed Bosanko Release Status: Released to... More

Parachutes open on supplies being dropped from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft of the 437th Military Airlift Wing during the chemical warfare exercise Purple Penny '89

Parachutes open on supplies being dropped from a C-141B Starlifter air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY '89 Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

With two satellite communications antennas in the foreground, two participants in the chemical warfare Exercise Purple Penny '89 kneel beside the command post set up for the exercise by the airlift control element of the 437th Military Airlift Wing

With two satellite communications antennas in the foreground, two part...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY '89 Base: North Field State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

COL. James M. Guerin, Marine Corps Recruit Depot CHIEF of STAFF, presents retired STAFF SGT. Pack the Purple Heart at the Friday morning Colors Ceremony held at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot

COL. James M. Guerin, Marine Corps Recruit Depot CHIEF of STAFF, prese...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian Hafenstiner Release Status: Released ... More

Commander Air Mobility Command, General Ronald R. Fogelman, pins a Purple Heart on one of the nineteen caskets containing the remains of U.S. military service members killed in the Dhahran, Saudi Arabia bombing. The June 27, 1996 memorial services are at Dover air Force Base, Delaware

Commander Air Mobility Command, General Ronald R. Fogelman, pins a Pur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael J. Sanders Release Status: Rele... More

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, smiles as he pins a Purple Heart on SENIOR AIRMAN Nicole Van Name, 509th Comptroller Squadron. She was wounded in the bombing of Kobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, smiles as he pins a Purple Heart on SENIOR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jessica L. Hunt Releas... More

USAF Brigadier General Barry W. Barksdale, Commander of the 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas, presents the Purple Heart Certificate to ex-POW Technical Sergeant Joseph Lajzer (retired) at the Lackland AFB, parade grounds. Mr. Lajzer is being awarded the Purple Heart and the Prisoner of War Medal for military service performed between April 1942 and September 1945

USAF Brigadier General Barry W. Barksdale, Commander of the 37th Train...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robbin Cresswell Release Status: Releas... More

A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to dock landing ship USS TORTUGA (LSD 46) lands at Purple Beach, Sardinia, Italy, during Exercise DYNAMIC MIX '98

A landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) assigned to dock landing ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DYNAMIC MIX '98 Base: Sardina Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Paul W. Brown, USN Release Status: Released to... More

The Honorable Charles S. Abell, Assistance Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, introduces a new medal, The Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00704 (DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The Honorable Charles S. Abell, Assistance Secretary of Defense for Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: ... More

United States Army, First Sergeant (1SG), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of five Special Forces service members injured during a prison uprising in Quala-Jangi, Afghanistan, receives a Purple Heart, at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany

United States Army, First Sergeant (1SG), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Landstuhl Army Regional Med Cntr Country: Germany (GER) Scene Camera Operator: SGT John P. Snow, ... More

Official Portrait of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major Charles M. Kunz, taken at San Deigo, California (CA). MAJ Kunz has been awarded the Purple Heart and Navy Cross, he is holder of an Air Medal for participating in 56 strikes in the Marshall Islands and also has 2 Presidential Unit Citations and is an Ace Pilot credited with 8 kills

Official Portrait of US Marine Corps (USMC) Major Charles M. Kunz, tak...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel A. Gillis, 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), shakes the hand of his Commanding Officer after receiving his Purple Heart certificate during a Purple Heart Award Ceremony on the 1ST MAR parade deck

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel A. Gillis, 3rd Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 1ST Marines S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway (pining on the medal), Commanding General (CG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis (not seen), Commanding General (CG), 1ST MARDIV, conduct a Purple Heart Ceremony for USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Peter Hanson (wearing a white waist arm sling), 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (3/7th MAR), 1ST MARDIV, on the Parade Ground at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim (Qaim), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway (pini...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael Mcmaugh, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Black, 210th Military Police Company (MP CO), receives the Purple Heart from the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Adjutant General, Major General (MGEN) William E. IIngram, Jr. SPC Black and others returned home to Asheville, North Carolina (NC), where their families waited for them during the 15 months while the 210th served in Iraq (IRQ)

North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Asheville State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Brian E. Christiansen, USAF Release Sta... More

At Ar Ar, Iraq (IRQ), US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Charles Kubic (left), Commander of First Naval Construction Division, presents a Purple Heart medal to a PETTY Officer Third Class (PO3) Mangrum of Sea Bees Detachment 74, for a wound he received during a firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At Ar Ar, Iraq (IRQ), US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Charles Kubic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R. Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

041122-M-0173F-022 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. B. R. Thorell, stands tall at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ) as he receives a Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action. The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-022 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance CPL. B....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stand in at ease formation during a Purple Heart Award ceremony for wounds they received from combat during Operation Al Fajr (Phantom Fury). Operation Al Fajr is part of a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted against Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores... More

041122-M-0173F-013 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a part of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony, for wounds received in action during Operation AL FAJR, for their fellow USMC Marines at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-013 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

041122-M-0173F-018 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. K. G. Anderson, stands tall at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ) as he receives a Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action. The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-018 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) CPL. K. G. An...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

041122-M-0173F-005 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a part of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony, for wounds received in action during Operation AL FAJR, for their fellow USMC Marines at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-005 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony and to receive the 2nd Infantry Battalion combat patch at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Purple Heart was given to two Soldiers for wounds received in action. Dec. 29, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion stand in formation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ar Ramadi State: Ar Ramadi Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Col. Mike Henderson, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

Col. Mike Henderson, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall

Col. Mike Henderson, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall commander, gives remarks at the National Domestic Violence Awareness Month event, “Breaking the Silence through Art.” Attendees viewed artwork created by arti... More

Mr. Naeem Baloch, governor of Helmand province, raises

Mr. Naeem Baloch, governor of Helmand province, raises

Mr. Naeem Baloch, governor of Helmand province, raises the flag of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, over Camp New Garm Ser for the first time as part of the official opening ceremony of th... More

Porcelain Dinner Plate with a Purple Border Lined with Gold Dots and an Outer Border Gold Cable Design

Porcelain Dinner Plate with a Purple Border Lined with Gold Dots and a...

Original caption: Porcelain dinner plate with a purple border lined with gold dots and an outer border gold cable design. A version of the United States coat of arms is painted in the center of the plate. The p... More

A morning view of the flight line framed by a plant and a close-up UH-1 Iroquois helicopter during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

A morning view of the flight line framed by a plant and a close-up UH-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

A fish-eye rear view of a K-loader aligned with a C-130 Hercules aircraft for loading of cargo at night during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

A fish-eye rear view of a K-loader aligned with a C-130 Hercules aircr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

AN airman 1ST class, 316th Aerial Port Squadron, operates a weighing station to weigh cargo pallets during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

AN airman 1ST class, 316th Aerial Port Squadron, operates a weighing s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

MSGT Glenn King, non-commissioned officer-in-charge, Documentation, Detachment 6, 1363rd Audiovisual Squadron, holds a video camera as he prepares to board a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft during the redeployment phase of Exercise Purple Duck 90-22

MSGT Glenn King, non-commissioned officer-in-charge, Documentation, De...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK 90-22 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Theodore Koniares R... More

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, LT. Lawrence Slade, center, and LT. Jeffrey Zaun stand at attention after each received the Purple Heart, Prisoner of War and National Defense Service Medals during a ceremony in their honor. The three officers had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4.

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, LT. Lawrence Slade, center, and LT. Jeffrey Z...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Brigadier General, Garry L. Parks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD/WRR) Commanding General, presents Mr. Frank A. Turiace, USMC (ret) a Purple Heart. Mr. Turiace was wounded by shrapnel in November of 1951 on Hill 854 during the Korean War

Brigadier General, Garry L. Parks, Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD/WR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brian Hafenstiner Release Status: Released ... More

Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germany load SPECIALIST Martin Begosh, 709th Military Police Battalion, into the back of a C-130 Hercules for medical evacuation from Taszar, Hungary. SPECIALIST Begosh received the Purple Heart for injuries he received when the High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) he was driving struck a land mine in northern Bosnia-Herzegovina

Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein AB, Germ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Base: Taszar Air Base Country: Hungary (HUN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jeffrey Allen Release Status: Release... More

1ST LT. Michael Harner tells media his experience in Saudi Arabia after receiving his Purple Heart. He was wounded in the bombing of Kobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia

1ST LT. Michael Harner tells media his experience in Saudi Arabia afte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jessica L. Hunt Releas... More

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, pins a Purple Heart on TECH. SGT. Ronald Rode, 509th Transportation Squadron. He was wounded in the bombing of Kobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, pins a Purple Heart on TECH. SGT. Ronald R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jessica L. Hunt Releas... More

PFC Jose Martinez, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, performs guard duty with his M-60 machine gun during PURPLE DRAGON. Martinez is also wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) equipment which responds to laser beams indicating a hit or kill during the exercise

PFC Jose Martinez, 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, performs guar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DRAGON Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jon Ti... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, stands beside U.S. Army GEN. Henry H. Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF, at the introduction of a new medal, The Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom, the civilian equivalent of the Purple Heart, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 27, 2001. OSD Package No. A07D-00704 (DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV Release Status: ... More

Purple smoke marks the zone where a CH-46 Sea Knight descends near the Department of Transportation building during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Purple smoke marks the zone where a CH-46 Sea Knight descends near the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Erik S. Hansen, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), stand at attention during a Purple Heart Award Ceremony on the 1ST MAR parade deck. The Purple Heart Award Ceremony is presenting the Purple Heart medal to USMC Sergeant (SGT) Brian K. Saint Mary, USMC Corporal (CPL) Michael J. Werner, and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel A. Gillis, (all standing behind the color guard) as well as recognizes other recipients of the Purple Heart

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines with 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 1ST Marines S... More

The staff of the US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), march to their position on the 1ST MAR parade deck during a Purple Heart Award Ceremony

The staff of the US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 1ST Marines S... More

Guest of honor of the US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), retired USMC Major (MAJ) J. Robert Camarillo, addresses Marines and guests during a Purple Heart Award Ceremony on the 1ST Marines parade deck

Guest of honor of the US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 1ST Marines S... More

Country music sensation SHeDaisy sing the National Anthem during opening ceremonies for the official homeporting of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) as part of the US Pacific Fleet. USN Captain (CAPT) Andris Brugal, REAGAN Executive Officer (XO), renders a salute during the anthem

Country music sensation SHeDaisy sing the National Anthem during openi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Michael Patterson, Usn Rel... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stand in at attention in formation during a Purple Heart Award ceremony for wounds they received from combat during Operation Al Fajr (Phantom Fury). Operation Al Fajr is part of a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted against Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Jerry L. Durrant (left), Commander, Iraqi Security Force (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), congratulates USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) B. R. Thorell, ISF, 1ST MARDIV, after awarding him a Purple Heart medal for wounds he received from combat during Operation Al Fajr (Phantom Fury). Operation Al Fajr is part of a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted against Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Jerry L. Durrant (left), Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony and to receive the 2nd Infantry Battalion combat patch at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Purple Heart was given to two Soldiers for wounds received in action. Dec. 29, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion stand in formation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Sgt. Maj. Brian A. Priester, 1st Tank Battalion Sergeant

Sgt. Maj. Brian A. Priester, 1st Tank Battalion Sergeant

Sgt. Maj. Brian A. Priester, 1st Tank Battalion Sergeant Major, motivates his Marines before a Purple Heart Ceremony for Cpl. Donald Riley, maintenance management, 1st Tank Battalion, hosted at the 1st Tanks’ T... More

Members of Team XL and their families gathered to support

Members of Team XL and their families gathered to support

Members of Team XL and their families gathered to support a domestic violence awareness event in Heritage Park on Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 2, 2017. October is now Domestic Violence Awareness Month o... More

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald congratulates Oregon National Guard Staff Sgt. Steve Tessitore after presenting him with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals at the Center for the In... More

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald congratulates Oregon National Guard Staff Sgt. Steve Tessitore after presenting him with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals at the Center for the In... More

160328-N-GP524-244ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 28, 2016) –

160328-N-GP524-244ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 28, 2016) –

160328-N-GP524-244ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 28, 2016) – Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) conduct a rescue training operation on board a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a ... More

Airmen transfer from a U.S. Air Force bus to a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

Airmen transfer from a U.S. Air Force bus to a C-130 Hercules aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to ... More

Airmen are processed after arrival during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

Airmen are processed after arrival during exercise Purple Duck, a depl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Korean paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

Korean paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Korean paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

Korean paratroopers prepare to jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A C-130 Hercules aircraft is refueled on the flight line during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A C-130 Hercules aircraft is refueled on the flight line during the 31...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

A technicians from the 314th Field Maintenance Squadron moves a replacement engine into place to be mounted in a C-130 Hercules aircraft. The engine was replaced during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

A technicians from the 314th Field Maintenance Squadron moves a replac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Marine Sergeant Major Allan J. Kellogg, right, Medal of Honor recipient for duty in Vietnam, presents a wreath and Purple Heart to honor the Unknown Serviceman of the Vietnam Era. The serviceman's casket will be transported California aboard the frigate USS BREWTON (FF 1086) and then transferred to Arlington National Cemetery for interment at the Tomb of the Unknowns

Marine Sergeant Major Allan J. Kellogg, right, Medal of Honor recipien...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David B. Loveall Release Status: Released to ... More

Armed with an M-60 machine gun, a member of the 62nd Security Police Squadron takes cover in the underbrush while guarding against a simulated terrorist attack during exercise Purple Penny

Armed with an M-60 machine gun, a member of the 62nd Security Police S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operat... More

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, talks about the significance of the Purple Heart. He is here to present Purple Hearts to some of those wounded in the bombing of Kobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, talks about the significance of the Purple...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Jessica L. Hunt Releas... More

Medium shot, front view, Major Robert Brubaker (U.S. Air Force retired), is presented the Purple Heart by Brigadier General Steven A. Roser, USAF, Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, on September 17, 1999. The ceremony was in honor of all POW/MIA's

Medium shot, front view, Major Robert Brubaker (U.S. Air Force retired...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kristina P. Cilia Release Status: Re... More

Deputy Commanding General, 3rd US Army, Major General Warren C. Edwards presents the Purple Heart Medal and Award to Sergeant (SGT) BOOKER T. Hanson, USA (Retired), Veteran of the Korean War

Deputy Commanding General, 3rd US Army, Major General Warren C. Edward...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Susan Norvi... More

A US Army, Captain (CPT), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of five Special Forces service members injured during a prison uprising in Quala-Jangi, Afghanistan, receives a Purple Heart, at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany

A US Army, Captain (CPT), from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, one of five Sp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM 2001 Base: Landstuhl Army Regional Med Cntr Country: Germany (GER) Scene Camera Operator: SGT John P. Snow, ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (3/7th MAR), 1ST MARDIV, conduct a Purple Heart Ceremony for USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Peter Hanson on the Parade Ground at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim (Qaim), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Officiating and presenting the Purple Heart are USMC Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway, Commanding General (CG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis, CG, 1ST MARDIV

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael Mcmaugh, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Brandon S. Guingrich, assigned to the 92nd Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician (EODT), is presented the Order of the Purple Heart by Brigadier General (BGEN) Dewyn R. Eulberg, Air Mobility Command (AMC), Director of Installations and Mission Support

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN 1ST Class (A1C) Brandon S. Guingrich, assig...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

At Ar Ar, Iraq (IRQ), US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Charles Kubic, Commander of First Naval Construction Division, presents a Purple Heart medal to a PETTY Officer Third Class (PO3) Mangrum of Sea Bees Detachment 74, for a wound he received during a firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At Ar Ar, Iraq (IRQ), US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Charles Kubic,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R. Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Edward ONeal (right), receives a Purple Heart medal and certificate from Major General (MGEN) Larry L. Twitchell at a ceremony in the Bolling Air Force Base (AFB), District of Columbia (DC), Officers Club

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Edward ONeal (right), rec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bolling Air Force Base State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mr. Thomas Dennis, USAF CI... More

041122-M-0173F-002 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a part of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony, for wounds received in action during Operation AL FAJR, for their fellow USMC Marines at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-002 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

March 7, 2007, Purple smoke set off in the street marks a landing zone for a CH-53 helicopter en route to pick up Coalition forces personnel after attending a council meeting in Hit, Iraq to discuss with sheiks and other local leaders city security and economic projects. RCT-2 is deployed with II Marine Expeditionary Force in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Anbar Province of Iraq MNF-W to develop the Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic government reforms, and continue the development of a market base economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by CPL. John M. Odette) (Released)

March 7, 2007, Purple smoke set off in the street marks a landing zone...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: RCT-2 Scene Camera Operator: CPL... More

Campers and counselors from the International Association

Campers and counselors from the International Association

Campers and counselors from the International Association of Firefighters International Children’s Burn Camp arrive at the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall fire station and are greeted by The U.S. Army Old Guard ... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Marc Hibner, gunner's mate,

Petty Officer 3rd Class Marc Hibner, gunner's mate,

Petty Officer 3rd Class Marc Hibner, gunner's mate, loads blue-tipped, target practice tracer rounds for a MK-38, model two, 25 mm machine gun system in preparation for a live-fire exercise aboard the amphibiou... More

U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Brigade Special Troops

U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Brigade Special Troops

U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), give a round of applause for the awardees, during an awards ceremony at Forward ... More

Puddle of Mudd performs at Bayfest 2011 on Marine Corps

Puddle of Mudd performs at Bayfest 2011 on Marine Corps

Puddle of Mudd performs at Bayfest 2011 on Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, July 16, 2011. Bayfest is Hawaii's largest music festival.

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North Dakota (ND) Adjutant General (AG), shakes hands with retired US Army (USA) Anthony "Tony" Richard, 12th Cavalry Regiment, while North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad, Rebublican, presents several medals to the World War II (WWII) veteran. The medals presented to 90-year-old Tony Richard included the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat when he served in the Pacific campaign

US Air Force (USAF) Major General (MGEN) Michael J. Haugen, the North ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David ... More

Left side view of a parked UC-123K Provider aircraft from the 315th Tactical Airlift Wing. The aircraft, being inactivated, is named "Patches" for the more than 1,000 hit-hole patches that it received during the Vietnam conflict. The images painted on the aircraft are Snuffy Smith wearing a bullet-riddled hat and four Purple hearts, one for each aircrew member wounded in flight

Left side view of a parked UC-123K Provider aircraft from the 315th Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: PHAN Rang Air Base Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SGT Rodney Eagan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Di... More

C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

C-130 Hercules aircraft parked on the flight line during exercise Purp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

Korean paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

Korean paratroopers descend toward a drop zone during exercise Purple ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels, USAF Release ... More

AN interior view of a command post during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

AN interior view of a command post during exercise Purple Duck, a depl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

SGT Mike Roberts untangles the flag used by the 2nd Mobile Aerial Port Squadron. The 2nd MAPS is participating in the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

SGT Mike Roberts untangles the flag used by the 2nd Mobile Aerial Port...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Members of the 314th Field Maintenance Squadron move supplies to the flight line during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Members of the 314th Field Maintenance Squadron move supplies to the f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY Base: Travis Field, Savannah State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

Members of the 101st Airborne Division board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing's operational readiness exercise Purple Penny

Members of the 101st Airborne Division board a C-130 Hercules aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE PENNY State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jose Sanchez Release St... More

A member of the 603rd Aerial Port squadron uses a forklift to transport supplies and a propeller across the airfield. The 374th Tactical Airlift Wing material has been delivered to the base for the wing's use during Exercise Purple Duck 90-22

A member of the 603rd Aerial Port squadron uses a forklift to transpor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK 90-22 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Gerald Baker Releas... More

US Army Major General David L. Grange (center right), Commander, 1ST Infantry Division and Task Force Eagle, pins a Purple Heart on the chest of Sergeant First Class Phillip Burress, USA, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 2 Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1ST Infantry Regiment, Task Force 1-77 (1ST Bn, 77th Armor, 2nd Bde, 1ST Inf Div (Mech)). Operation JOINT GUARD, Camp McGovern, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6 September 1997

US Army Major General David L. Grange (center right), Commander, 1ST I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT GUARD Base: Camp Mcgovern Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Jeff D'Aluisio, USA Relea... More

SPC Marwan Nushwat (right) and SPC Mark Martin look over regulations before posting guard duty during PURPLE DRAGON, a training exercise. Both men are wearing MILES (Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System) equipment which responds to laser beams indicating a hit or kill during the exercise

SPC Marwan Nushwat (right) and SPC Mark Martin look over regulations b...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DRAGON Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Jon Ti... More

Purple Heart recipient Sergeant (SGT) BOOKER T. Hanson, USA (Retired), Veteran of the Korean War, Mrs. Hanson and their Son a GUNNERY Sergeant (GYSGT) in the US Marine Corps, pose for a photograph, during the Award Ceremony

Purple Heart recipient Sergeant (SGT) BOOKER T. Hanson, USA (Retired),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Mcpherson State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: FORSCOM Scene Camera Operator: Susan Norvi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel A. Gillis, 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), shakes the hand of a retired USMC Officer after being awarded the Purple Heart medal during a Purple Heart Award Ceremony on the 1ST MAR parade deck

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel A. Gillis, 3rd Bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 1ST Marines S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) veteran Corporal (CPL) Earl Campbell (left), Vietnam War Purple Heart recipient, is escorted by AIRMAN First Class (A1C) James Elder (right), 2nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), into the Barksdale Retiree Activities Offices annual Purple Heart Luncheon. Earl Campbell is one of 179 Purple Heart recipients to be honored at the luncheon

US Marine Corps (USMC) veteran Corporal (CPL) Earl Campbell (left), Vi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Michael A. Kaplan, USAF Relea... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regiment (3/7th MAR), 1ST MARDIV, conduct a Purple Heart Ceremony for USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Peter Hanson on the Parade Ground at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Camp Al Qaim (Qaim), Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, 3rd Battalion (BN), 7th Marine Regimen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Al Qaim State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Michael Mcmaugh, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

At Ar Ar, Iraq (IRQ), US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Charles Kubic, Commander of First Naval Construction Division, presents a Purple Heart medal to a PETTY Officer Third Class (PO3) Mangrum of Sea Bees Detachment 74, for a wound he received during a firefight in Fallujah, Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

At Ar Ar, Iraq (IRQ), US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) Charles Kubic,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ar Ar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: Navy Sea Bees Scene Camera Operator: SGT Chad R. Kiehl, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

041122-M-0173F-006 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a part of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony, for wounds received in action during Operation AL FAJR, for their fellow USMC Marines at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ). The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-006 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, a pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Jerry L. Durrant (left), Commander, Iraqi Security Force (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), stands at attention during a Purple Heart Awards ceremony for ISF, 1ST MARDIV Marines who were wounded in combat during Operation Al Fajr (Phantom Fury). Operation Al Fajr is part of a Security and Stabilization Operation (SASO) conducted against Iraqi insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Jerry L. Durrant (left), Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION AL FAJR Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores... More

041122-M-0173F-017 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) MAJ. R. Miagany, stands tall at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Blue Diamond, Iraq (IRQ) as he receives a Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in action. The 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV) is engaged in Security and Stabilization Operations (SASO) in the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.U.S. Marine Corps official photo by Lance CPL. Benjamin J. Flores (Released)

041122-M-0173F-017 (Nov. 22, 2004)US Marine Corps (USMC) MAJ. R. Miaga...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Blue Diamond State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Benjamin J. Flores, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion stand in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony and to receive the 2nd Infantry Battalion combat patch at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Purple Heart was given to two Soldiers for wounds received in action. Dec. 29, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion stand in formation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion, present arms to the National Anthem while in formation during a Purple Heart ceremony and to receive the 2nd Infantry Battalion combat patch at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq. The Purple Heart was given to two Soldiers for wounds received in action and the combat patches were given for active services in a combat zone. Dec. 29, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion, present arms to th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew D. Young, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Michael "Mike" G. Mullen, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), presents and congratulates USN Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Johnathan D. Bryant on his Purple Heart award during an Admiral's Call at the Naval Aviation Memorial Chapel on board Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Michael "Mike" G. Mullen, CHIEF of Naval O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Pensacola State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Russell C. Tafuri, Usn Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) Jon D. Carlson, assigned to the 119th Mission Support Flight (MSF), congratulates his Grandfather retired US Army (USA) Private First Class (PFC) Anthony "Tony" Richard, 12th Cavalry Regiment, a World War II (WWII) veteran. PFC Tony Richard is 90-years-old and has recieved the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat when he served in the Pacific campaigns

US Air Force (USAF) Jon D. Carlson, assigned to the 119th Mission Supp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hector Field State: North Dakota (ND) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ANG Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT David ... More

A flight engineer, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, makes a preflight check on aircraft's instrument panel during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base, Korea, for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

A flight engineer, 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, makes a preflight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Mike Daniels Release Status: Released to Publ... More

AN airman checks an instrument panel in a C-130 Hercules aircraft during exercise Purple Duck, a deployment from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Kwang Ju Air Base for joint operation readiness maneuvers with Korean troopers

AN airman checks an instrument panel in a C-130 Hercules aircraft duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PURPLE DUCK Base: Yokota Air Base Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Mark Bateman, USAF Release Status: Release... More

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