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Air Force Regional Medical Center. General Paul X. Kelley, Commandant of the Marine Corps, awards the Purple Heart to a Marine who was injured when a terrorist bomb destroyed the Marine barracks and headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon

Air Force Regional Medical Center. General Paul X. Kelley, Commandant ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Weisbaden Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Mark Bucher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

Senator William Cohen pins the Purple Heart on First Lieutenant Robert Washburn, 40th Engineer Battalion. The Lieutenant was injured when an anti-personnel land mine exploded during Operation Joint Endeavor

Senator William Cohen pins the Purple Heart on First Lieutenant Robert...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kyle Davis Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Colonel Richard O. "Pat" Patten served on active duty for over 30 years in the Navy, Army and Air Force. He received his bombardier's wings and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Army Air Force at Roswell AFB, New Mexico, in April 1942. He flew 50 missions from Foggia, Italy as a B-17 bombardier in the 353rd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group, Fifteenth Air Force. Colonel Patten was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry in action on 10 June 1944 during a mission in which his aircraft was damaged and Colonel Patten was severely wounded. On 23 April 1996, he was belatedly awarded a Purple Heart in recognition of wounds received on that mission

Colonel Richard O. "Pat" Patten served on active duty for over 30 year...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Lisa Carroll Release Status: Released ... More

News crews from Kansas City interview SENIOR AIRMAN Nicole Van Name, 509th Comptroller Squadron, after she received her Purple Heart for the wounds she suffered in the bombing of Khobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia

News crews from Kansas City interview SENIOR AIRMAN Nicole Van Name, 5...

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. Walter Kross, Commander, Air Mobility Command poses with Purple Heart recipients: TECH. SGT. Dwight Nelson from the 92nd Transportation Squadron, STAFF SGT. Mark Dinhart from the 92nd Maintenance Squadron and SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Eggleston from the 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron. They receive the Purple Heart for injuries sustained during the terrorist bombing in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

GEN. Walter Kross, Commander, Air Mobility Command poses with Purple H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fairchild Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released ... More

Medium long shot, the Travis Air Force Base, California, Elite Honor Guard perform a double flag folding ceremony during a special retreat ceremony held on 17 September 1999, honoring all POW/MIAs. Brigadier General Steven A. Roser, USAF, Commander 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, and Major Robert Brubaker (U.S. Air Force Retired) are in left background. Not shown - BG Roser presented MAJ Brubaker with the Purple Heart

Medium long shot, the Travis Air Force Base, California, Elite Honor G...

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

This is a photo of a Purple Heart medal taken on Aug.

This is a photo of a Purple Heart medal taken on Aug.

This is a photo of a Purple Heart medal taken on Aug. 22, 2019, Boston, Massachusetts. The Coast Guard is posthumously presenting the Purple Heart to the crew members of the USS Tampa who gave the ultimate sacr... 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) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel A. Gillis, 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), stands at attention while receiving the Purple Heart medal from a retired USMC Officer, 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

During the Purple Heart Award Ceremony, US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Brian K. Saint Mary (center), 3rd Battalion (BN), 1ST Marines (MAR), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), shakes the hand of his Commanding Officer upon receiving the certificate for his Purple Heart medal

During the Purple Heart Award Ceremony, US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergean...

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

Portrait: US Navy Reserve (USNR) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Luca Kruse, awarded the Purple Heart during a Ceremony held aboard Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center Rochester, New York (NY). HM3 Kruse suffered injuries when his unit was clearing an area of enemy occupation in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF)

Portrait: US Navy Reserve (USNR) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) L...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Rochester State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Mark Richa, Usn Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Marke F. Gibson, Commander, 332nd Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW), Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ), awards the Purple Heart to USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mark Stretch, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) for injuries sustained when a piece of shrapnel from a rocket hit him in the shoulder. A rocket hit the base earlier in the day. TSGT Stretch deployed from Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Massachusetts (MA), and is one of the many Air Force members involved in Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) 9 and AEF 10 in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Marke F. Gibson, Commande...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Jerry L. Durrant (left), Commander, Iraqi Security Force (ISF), 1ST Marine Division (MARDIV), awards a Purple Heart medal to USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) K. T. Kjesbu, ISF, 1ST MARDIV, 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

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

Col. Lawrence Jackson, 732nd Expeditionary Mission

Col. Lawrence Jackson, 732nd Expeditionary Mission

Col. Lawrence Jackson, 732nd Expeditionary Mission Support Group commander, pins the Purple Heart Medal on the lapel of Special Agent Cameron Allen Siegfried, Weapons and Intelligence Team assistant leader, dur... More

US COAST GUARD Purple Heart - Public domain photogrpaph

US COAST GUARD Purple Heart - Public domain photogrpaph

SALEM, Mass. -- Rear Adm. Daniel Neptun, the 1st Coast Guard District Commander, presents the Purple Heart Medal to siblings Robert Nersasian and Anne Savoie on behalf of their brother, Nelson Nersasian, for hi... More

Army Spc. Roland Mosley from Houston was one of 12

Army Spc. Roland Mosley from Houston was one of 12

Army Spc. Roland Mosley from Houston was one of 12 service members recognized for actions taken Oct. 26 when their convoy was ambushed twice while traveling through Afghanistan’s Tangi Valley. The team successf... More

Spc. James Allum, an interrogator with Company B, 109th

Spc. James Allum, an interrogator with Company B, 109th

Spc. James Allum, an interrogator with Company B, 109th Military Intelligence Battalion, shakes hands with Col. Paul Norwood, commander of the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Feb. 27, during a Purple He... More

U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Burzesi, left, with Delta Company,

U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Burzesi, left, with Delta Company,

U.S. Army Pvt. Kevin Burzesi, left, with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, shares a laugh with Dave Ciocca, a former Army staff sergeant who served with the unit in the V... More

Army Sgt. Rigoberto Luviano, a native of Lexington,

Army Sgt. Rigoberto Luviano, a native of Lexington,

Army Sgt. Rigoberto Luviano, a native of Lexington, N.C., stands next to his family as he hugs a fellow soldier at the Warrior Transition Battalion-Alaska after a ceremony awarding him the Purple Heart on Joint... More

Retired Sgt. Jeffrey Adams raises a U.S. flag at a

Retired Sgt. Jeffrey Adams raises a U.S. flag at a

Retired Sgt. Jeffrey Adams raises a U.S. flag at a recently-constructed residence in Elbert, Colo., June 25, with his fiancee, Shelley Targett, and wounded veteran Kade Hinkhouse. Adams received the home at no ... More

Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Wasnuk, an explosive ordnance technician

Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Wasnuk, an explosive ordnance technician

Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Wasnuk, an explosive ordnance technician with the 775th EOD flight at Hill AFB, Utah is set to receive a purple heart March 25 for brain injuries sustained during combat deployments to Iraq a... More

Marine veteran Matthew R. Follett (right), is presented

Marine veteran Matthew R. Follett (right), is presented

Marine veteran Matthew R. Follett (right), is presented with a Purple Heart by Col. Justin J. Anderson, battalion Inspector Instructor for 2nd Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division (center), and ... More

The Holt Memorial is displayed at Avery Manor on Keesler

The Holt Memorial is displayed at Avery Manor on Keesler

The Holt Memorial is displayed at Avery Manor on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, April 5, 2019. The memorial was made to honor U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Antoine Holt at Aviano Air Base, Italy, and wa... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Copeland (then under maiden name

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Copeland (then under maiden name

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Copeland (then under maiden name of Ahner) celebrates New Years during her deployment to Iraq in 2007-2008. (Courtesy photo)

U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos, the 35th Commandant of

U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos, the 35th Commandant of

U.S. Marine Gen. James Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Hawaii-based Marines and sailors during a visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 3, 2012. During his visit, Amos answered questio... More

Lance Cpl. Maxwell Navarra (front), a squad leader

Lance Cpl. Maxwell Navarra (front), a squad leader

Lance Cpl. Maxwell Navarra (front), a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Cpl. Zachary Graybill (middle), an automotive organizational mechanic with the unit, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Travi... More

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, U.S. Joint Forces

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, U.S. Joint Forces

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel lay a wreath in memory of those Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice as a part of Chicago's 2011 Memorial Day co... More

A transformed Lance Cpl. Danielle N. Pothoof, from

A transformed Lance Cpl. Danielle N. Pothoof, from

A transformed Lance Cpl. Danielle N. Pothoof, from Bay City, Mich., a motor transportation operator with 2nd Marine Logistics Group stands next to her “before” picture after receiving a makeover Nov. 2, 2011, a... More

Sgt. 1st Class Willard Means, Headquarters Troop, 1st

Sgt. 1st Class Willard Means, Headquarters Troop, 1st

Sgt. 1st Class Willard Means, Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry, Oklahoma Army National Guard, gives directions to soldiers during the unit's M4 qualification range in preparation for the upcoming... More

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells

Greeley Wells Jr., Barbara Kenney and Elizabeth Wells display letters and challenge coins they received from Maj. Sung Kim, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Recruiting Station Seattle, on behalf of 35th C... More

Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the United

Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the United

Gen. Daniel B. Allyn, Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army, presents the Nation's third highest award, the Silver Star, to Staff Sgt. James B. Jones for his heroic actions in support of Operations Endu... More

The Minnesota National Guard funeral honors team conducts

The Minnesota National Guard funeral honors team conducts

The Minnesota National Guard funeral honors team conducts a three-volley salute during a Purple Heart presentation for Pfc. Kham See Xiong, May 14, 2015, in St. Paul, Minn. Xiong was one of 13 people killed Nov... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin, right,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin, right,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin, right, a superintendent for the 88th Medical Support Squadron, salutes Col. Christian Lyons, 88th Medical Group commander, after receiving the Purple Heart at Wri... More

Maj. Gen. Eddy M. Spurgin, commander of U.S. Division-South

Maj. Gen. Eddy M. Spurgin, commander of U.S. Division-South

Maj. Gen. Eddy M. Spurgin, commander of U.S. Division-South and the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, pins Spc. Toby Michael Ridenour of North Bend, Ore., with a Combat Action Badge at Continge... More

Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta (left), Staff Sgt. Bryson Twigg

Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta (left), Staff Sgt. Bryson Twigg

Sgt. Ricardo Schebesta (left), Staff Sgt. Bryson Twigg and Staff Sgt. Ben Shoemaker, Marine recruiters in Lynnwood and Everett, Washington, responded to a situation Jan. 6, 2015, in which two young men attempte... More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North Commander, Army Col. Christopher Martin, presents the Purple Heart Medal on Army Sgt. Barry W. Castro, Oct. 13 at the USACE Forward Operating Bas... More

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander, U.S.

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander, U.S.

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North, presents the coveted Purple Heart medal on Army Sgt. Barry W. Castro, Oct. 13 at the USACE Forward... More

Medium profile shots of USAF Brigadier General Paul J. Fletcher, Commander 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (Left), pins on the Purple Heart awarded to Paul Calkin for wounds received during WWII. The event took place at Little Rock AFB, AR on April 17, 2000

Medium profile shots of USAF Brigadier General Paul J. Fletcher, Comma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Little Rock Air Force Base State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA William Rafter, USAF Release ... More

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy, deputy commander, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic, congratulates Private 1ST Class Cammalleri after presenting him with the Purple Heart for wounds received while serving during Operation Desert Storm

LT. GEN. Carl E. Mundy, deputy commander, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic,...

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

Brigadier General Stanley Cherrie shakes the hand of Second Lieutenant Graeme Parnell, 34th Cavalry, after the General awarded the Purple Heart to him for injuries sustained when an anti-personnel land mine exploded during Operation Joint Endeavor

Brigadier General Stanley Cherrie shakes the hand of Second Lieutenant...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: SPC Kyle Davis Release Status: Released to Publ... More

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, congratulates 1ST LT. Harner, 509th Civil Engineers, after receiving a Purple Heart for being wounded in the bombing of Kobar Towers in Dhahran, Saudi, Arabia

GEN. Hawley, ACC commander, congratulates 1ST LT. Harner, 509th Civil ...

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

Ex-Prisoner of War (POW) Technical Sergeant Joseph Lajzer (retired) and USAF Brigadier General Barry W. Barksdale, Commander of the 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas review the Basic Military Training graduates, on the parade grounds at the Lackland AFB, TX. Mr. Lajzer was honored after being awarded the Purple Heart and the Prisoner of War Medal for military service performed between April 1942 and September 1945

Ex-Prisoner of War (POW) Technical Sergeant Joseph Lajzer (retired) an...

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

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Original Caption: President George W. Bush shakes hands with Army SFC Thomas Douglas of Fayetteville, N.C., after presenting him with the Purple Heart at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Fri... More

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Gary Gardner, a soldier attached to the Forward Support Battalion (FSB), 1ST Cavalrey Division (1CD), is presented with a Purple Heart medal by his commander, Colonel (COL) Michael Formica, at Baghdad International Airport (BIA), Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Gary Gardner, a soldier attached to the F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad International Airport Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Verlin Levi Collins, USAF ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) James T. Conway (left, facing right), Commanding General (CG), I Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), and USMC Major General (MGEN) James N. Mattis (cap seen immediately behind LGEN Conway), Commanding General (CG), 1ST MARDIV, conduct a Purple Heart Ceremony for USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Peter Hanson (wearing the Purple Heart medal), 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 (left...

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

Two U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion are awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action during a Purple Heart ceremony at Camp Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Dec. 29, 2004. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young) (Released)

Two U.S. Army Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion are awarded the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Ar Ramadi State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: Lance CPL. Andrew D. Young, 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

Chief of Staff Visits Soldiers at Speicher

Chief of Staff Visits Soldiers at Speicher

Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter Schoomaker pins a Purple Heart on Spc. Rebecca Macintyre, a motor transport operator with the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, during a ceremony... More

Lance Cpl. Samuel Martin Jr., 20, of Henderson, Nev.,

Lance Cpl. Samuel Martin Jr., 20, of Henderson, Nev.,

Lance Cpl. Samuel Martin Jr., 20, of Henderson, Nev., a rifleman and scout with Apache Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, with his Purple Heart medal after receiving the award at Patrol Base S... More

U.S. Army Col. Joseph Martin, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry

U.S. Army Col. Joseph Martin, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry

U.S. Army Col. Joseph Martin, 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, awards a Purple Heart Medal to Spc. Anthony Daniels at Joint Security Station 1, Ghazaliya, Iraq, Jan. 20. Spc. Anthony Daniels, from Houston, T... More

Staff Sgt. Eric Taylor reads a passage from the Bible

Staff Sgt. Eric Taylor reads a passage from the Bible

Staff Sgt. Eric Taylor reads a passage from the Bible during a memorial service for Staff Sgt. Christopher Diaz at the Camp Leatherneck chapel, Oct. 8. Diaz, a native of El Paso, Texas, and an expert military w... More

Retired Maj. Gen. Robert M. Worley II presents former

Retired Maj. Gen. Robert M. Worley II presents former

Retired Maj. Gen. Robert M. Worley II presents former 1st Lt. Edward Moppert with a Purple Heart Medal at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2011. Moppert was wounded and held as a POW duri... More

U.S. Army Chaplain Maj. Herman Cheatham, 2nd Brigade

U.S. Army Chaplain Maj. Herman Cheatham, 2nd Brigade

U.S. Army Chaplain Maj. Herman Cheatham, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to Sgt. Thomas Evans, of 1st Battalion 64th Armor Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Spc. A... More

Staff Sgt. Daniel Wilcox, the Battle Noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Daniel Wilcox, the Battle Noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Daniel Wilcox, the Battle Noncommissioned Officer for the Directorate of Plans, Training and Mobilization, races towards the finish line after completing a 3.7 mile run during the Rambo Run Can Food ... More

Maj. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault (left), 2nd Marine Division

Maj. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault (left), 2nd Marine Division

Maj. Gen. Brian D. Beaudreault (left), 2nd Marine Division commanding general, congratulates Cpl. Dillon Lawson, a combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, after he received the Purple Heart during a... More

Master Sgt. Kenneth M. Blankenship II, left, poses

Master Sgt. Kenneth M. Blankenship II, left, poses

Master Sgt. Kenneth M. Blankenship II, left, poses for a photo with Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder during a Purple Heart award ceremony May 27 at the Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butle... More

A table lays set during a ceremony honoring Purple

A table lays set during a ceremony honoring Purple

A table lays set during a ceremony honoring Purple Heart medal recipients at the First Church in Goldsboro, N.C., Aug. 6, 2013. According to the Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, Ohio, the Pu... More

Ilario Pantano, Programs and Services Institute for

Ilario Pantano, Programs and Services Institute for

Ilario Pantano, Programs and Services Institute for Veterans and Military Families senior director, discusses how military members are family during a Purple Heart dinner, Aug. 5, 2016, in Goldsboro, North Caro... More

Student assistant Cierra Blalock listens in as Col.

Student assistant Cierra Blalock listens in as Col.

Student assistant Cierra Blalock listens in as Col. Sean Fisher, garrison commander of Fort Wainwright, talks with Col. Shawn Anger, vice commander for the 354th Fighter Wing, inside the Military and Veteran Se... More

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander, U.S.

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander, U.S.

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North, talks to the group attending a ceremony in which he presented a Purple Heart Medal to Army Sgt. Ba... More

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, U.S. Joint Forces

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, U.S. Joint Forces

Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, commander, U.S. Joint Forces Command and parade Grand Marshal poses with Air Force cadets during the 2011 Chicago Memorial Day parade. The theme of this year’s parade was “Honoring Our Cadets.”

Family members, paratroopers, comrades and friends

Family members, paratroopers, comrades and friends

Family members, paratroopers, comrades and friends gathered together for a memorial ceremony honoring the 16 paratroopers lost during 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division's 2012 deployment to Afghani... More

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, Commanding General for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, left, hands Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an Anti-Terrorism force protection officer, 3D MEB, right, his Purple Hea... More

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an Anti-Terrorism

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an Anti-Terrorism

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an Anti-Terrorism force protection officer, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, returns to his seat after being awarded the Purple Heart medal at the base theater, Camp ... More

Adm. J.C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces

Adm. J.C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces

Adm. J.C. Harvey Jr., commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Finch, left, assigned to Riverine Squadron 1, aboard the Riverine Command Boat. Harvey presented Finch w... More

U.S. Army soldiers attend an award ceremony in Forward

U.S. Army soldiers attend an award ceremony in Forward

U.S. Army soldiers attend an award ceremony in Forward Operating Base Shank, Nov. 19, 2012, in Logar province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are assigned to Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd A... More

Air Force Wounded Warriors tour 89th Airlift Wing aircraft

Air Force Wounded Warriors tour 89th Airlift Wing aircraft

Air Force Wounded Warriors tour 89th Airlift Wing aircraft during their adaptive sports camp at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 18-21, 2015. The 89th AW maintains and operates 'Air Force One' and 14 other special... More

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

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

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

BM2 Benoit inducted into Vets Hall of Honor

BM2 Benoit inducted into Vets Hall of Honor

Former Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Gil Benoit was inducted into the Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor as part of Veteran's Day Ceremonies at Louisiana's Old State Capitol building in Baton Rouge, La., No... 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

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

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

Rear Adm. William D. French, Commander, Navy Region

Rear Adm. William D. French, Commander, Navy Region

Rear Adm. William D. French, Commander, Navy Region Southwest, presents the Purple Heart medal to retired Navy civilian firefighter Lewis E. Meyer during a ceremony aboard USS Midway Museum. Meyer was presented... More

Capt. Phillip Denker, commander of Company C, Special

Capt. Phillip Denker, commander of Company C, Special

Capt. Phillip Denker, commander of Company C, Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, gives the eulogy honoring the life of Spc. Jose Tor... More

U.S. Army Col. Joel Ward, commander, 45th Infantry

U.S. Army Col. Joel Ward, commander, 45th Infantry

U.S. Army Col. Joel Ward, commander, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Thunderbird, awards Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Rumple of the Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 45th Infantry Brigade Comba... More

Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes remarks before presenting

Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes remarks before presenting

Texas Gov. Rick Perry makes remarks before presenting the Purple Heart, the Air Medal with "V" Device for Valor and the Combat Medical Badge to Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Rogers, Jr., a flight medic and member of th... More

The Purple Heart is presented to Sgt. 1st Class Peter

The Purple Heart is presented to Sgt. 1st Class Peter

The Purple Heart is presented to Sgt. 1st Class Peter I. Roth, an instructor at Camp Mckall with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne), United States Army John F. Kennedy and School, by L... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cameron T. Halkovich, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cameron T. Halkovich, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cameron T. Halkovich, right, a combat engineer with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion (CEB), 1st Marine Division, receives an award by Lt. Col. Christopher Haar, the commanding officer of 1st... More

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin (left), commanding general of

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin (left), commanding general of

Gen. Lloyd J. Austin (left), commanding general of United States Forces – Iraq, presents the Purple Heart to Pvt. Phillip Verner (third from left), with Company E, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Advise an... More

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos,

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos,

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, left, awards Sgt. Tyler J. Andreatta the Purple Heart at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 23. Andreatta, an aviation and weapons technician with Marine Light A... More

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Moran from Poulsbo, Wash., (third

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Moran from Poulsbo, Wash., (third

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Moran from Poulsbo, Wash., (third from right) was one of 12 service members recognized for actions taken Oct. 26 when their convoy was ambushed twice while traveling through Afghanistan’s ... More

Brig. Gen. David Puster congratulates Capt. Brien Durkee

Brig. Gen. David Puster congratulates Capt. Brien Durkee

Brig. Gen. David Puster congratulates Capt. Brien Durkee on receiving the Purple Heart in a ceremony on Nov. 6, 2011.

Col. Brian Mennes (left), commander of 4th Brigade

Col. Brian Mennes (left), commander of 4th Brigade

Col. Brian Mennes (left), commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, greets Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, a purple heart recipient and infantryman for Troop B, 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment,... More

The American flag stands tall in the front yard of

The American flag stands tall in the front yard of

The American flag stands tall in the front yard of the Stephensons' home after the home makeover they won to honor a military family courtesy of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show." Other changes include repairs to exte... More

1st Lt. Damian Bordenave, a Combat Rescue Officer assigned

1st Lt. Damian Bordenave, a Combat Rescue Officer assigned

1st Lt. Damian Bordenave, a Combat Rescue Officer assigned to the 58th Rescue Squadron, bows his head during a prayer at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 13, 2019. Bordendave was at a ceremony where two para... More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Members of the Fort Benning community do their shopping at the post’s exchange Dec. 20. New categories of patrons are now allowed to use Department of Defense exchanges, commissaries, and re... More

Sgt. Allen Swinton receives a Purple Heart, April 13,

Sgt. Allen Swinton receives a Purple Heart, April 13,

Sgt. Allen Swinton receives a Purple Heart, April 13, for injuries he suffered following an explosively formed penetrator attack, April 12, while on a combat logistics patrol. Swinton, with the Gun Truck Platoo... More

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South),

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South),

In this photo provided by ISAF Regional Command (South), U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander, International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, awards the Purple Heart and Combat Action Badge to Spc... More

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left), a native

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left), a native

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta (left), a native of Monterey, Calif., poses for a picture after presenting his coin to Cpl. David B. Kirk, from Temecula, Calif., an admin clerk with Combat Logistics Battal... More

Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander, presents

Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander, presents

Lt. Gen. Darren McDew, 18th Air Force commander, presents Master Sgt. Cesar Flores, 22nd Air Refueling Wing Inspector General superintendent, with a Purple Heart medal during an all call Dec. 12, 2012, McConnel... More

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