Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, introduces Senior Airman Jorge Henry, a joint terminal attack controller deployed to the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, before presenting him with a Purple Heart for wounds sustained in a nine-hour battle in Afghanistan Aug. 12, 2011. Henry, deployed from the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron, Schoefield Barracks, Hawaii, sustained a gunshot wound to the hand early in the battle and continued to call in close air support throughout the firefight. He received a Purple Heart and an Air Force Combat Action Medal, Aug. 25, 2011, while recuperating in Southwest Asia. (Photo by Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn)
Date Taken: | 08.25.2011 |
Date Posted: | 08.27.2011 00:32 |
Photo ID: | 448328 |
VIRIN: | 110825-F-BJ707-004 |
Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
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Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
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