Tag Archives: purple heart

Soldier with TBI receives Purple Heart

Posted on December 17, 2012 by bniegel

It wasn’t until Capt. Lance Royce was screened for his next deployment that it was determined he suffered a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury during his deployment to Iraq. Since being diagnosed, Capt. Royce completed Officer Candidate School and …
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Posted in DoD News, Medical Monday, Rotator | Tagged Army, IED, Improvised Explosive Devices, military, Officer Candidate School, purple heart, Purple Heart Medal, TBI, traumatic brain injury, U.S.. Army | 4 Comments

Combat Vet, Wounded Warrior Embraces New Challenge as West Point Cadet

Posted on December 11, 2012 by glenn.selby

During Majors’ eight months deployed in Afghanistan, he survived three separate IED blasts from two separate incidents for which he earned two Purple Hearts, and multiple injuries.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged Afghanistan, Cadet Harrison Majors, Pfc. Matthew Wilds, purple heart, Pvt. John Dion, Senior Airman Brad Smith, Sgt. Joshua Lengstorf, Spc. Doc Bowman | 2 Comments

Wednesday Afternoon One-liners

Posted on November 14, 2012 by glenn.selby

Today’s top news stories from around the Department of Defense.
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 1st Battalion, 2012 Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations, 7th Marine Regiment, Keller Army Community Hospital Warrior Transition Unit, Leon Panetta, Mobile Landing Platform ship, Pioneers In Blue, purple heart, Rear Admiral Mark Buzby, Regimental Combat Team 6, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Veterans in Blue | Leave a comment

Wednesday Warfighter: MSgt. Kevin Wallace

Posted on October 24, 2012 by bniegel

U.S. Army scouts to conduct patrol base operations from Outpost Reaper. Their mission would take them further away from the outpost than coalition forces had ever patrolled in the past.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Air Force Combat Action Medal, Army Combat Action Badge, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Kamusari, military, purple heart, rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), RPG, U.S. Air Force, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

Worth A Thousand Words: They Have Heart

Posted on September 26, 2012 by bniegel

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno shakes the hand of a Soldier after presenting him with the Purple Heart medal during a ceremony at Forward Operation Base Zangabad, Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2012. The medals were presented to …
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Posted in Wednesday Warfighter, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, Afghanistan, Army, Forward Operation Base Zangabad, military, purple heart, Purple Heart Medal, soldier, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment