These 2 All-American men shaking hands are Purple Heart recipients. One earned his in a prior deployment when he was struck by rounds bursting from an enemy AK47, but the paperwork was lost. Our Battalion Commander has helped several Troopers get the awards they deserved, when the system failed. This is a great example of when the Army get's it right.The other Paratrooper earned his Purple Heart at a small Joint Security Station when he was hit with shrapnel from a mortar round about a week before we were redeploying.
Here is some history of the Purple Heart.
