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1st Lt. Murugan Palani, a platoon leader in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Divisions 2nd Brigade Combat Team (right), shakes hands with his brigade commander, Col. Michael Formica, after receiving the Bronze Star with V Device for valor. He and Staff Sgt. Keith Gates, a tank commander in Company B., were awarded the decoration at a Sept. 22 ceremony at Camp Black Jack in Baghdad. The two Soldiers were recognized for their actions under enemy fire during combat operations in Abu Graib in April. Thirteen other Soldiers in their unit and in the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment were awarded purple hearts at the ceremony. Troops from the 425th Civil Affairs Battalion also received their Combat Spurs at the ceremony. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Al Barrus, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
| Date Taken: | 09.21.2004 |
| Date Posted: | 09.28.2004 17:33 |
| Photo ID: | 1450 |
| Resolution: | 1656x1823 |
| Size: | 386.88 KB |
| Location: | BAGHDAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 373 |
| Downloads: | 105 |
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