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    The image shows multiple Purple Heart medals laid out on a decorative fabric surface, with their purple and white ribbons secured by black binder clips. Several dark-colored military badges (appearing to be Combat Infantryman Badges or similar) and gold pin backs are also scattered across the red and gold-green brocade fabric. The scene appears to be a preparation or staging area for a military awards ceremony.

    KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

    10.30.2011

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Fahey 

    NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

    Commander, NATO Training Mission Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV, recognized 12 service members with Purple Heart Medals, Combat Action Badges and Combat Medical Badges (respectively) for actions taken Oct. 26 when their convoy was ambushed twice while traveling through Afghanistan's Tangi Valley. The team successfully overcame a 45-minute complex attack in which insurgents used rocket propelled grenades, small arms fire and improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Chris Fahey)

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    Date Taken: 10.30.2011
    Date Posted: 10.31.2011 05:32
    Photo ID: 481787
    VIRIN: 111030-N-VN372-003
    Resolution: 2923x4338
    Size: 2.36 MB
    Location: KABUL, AF
    Web Views: 31
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    A military award ceremony is taking place in which a senior soldier is pinning a Purple Heart medal onto a younger soldier's uniform. Multiple soldiers in U.S. Army OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are present in the background. The setting appears to be an indoor or covered outdoor military facility.
    The image shows multiple Purple Heart medals laid out on a decorative fabric surface, with their purple and white ribbons secured by black binder clips. Several dark-colored military badges (appearing to be Combat Infantryman Badges or similar) and gold pin backs are also scattered across the red and gold-green brocade fabric. The scene appears to be a preparation or staging area for a military awards ceremony.
    A close-up photograph of a Purple Heart medal pinned to a U.S. Army soldier's OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform. The medal features the distinctive heart-shaped blue enamel medallion with a gold profile of George Washington and is suspended from a purple and white ribbon. Above the medal, a Combat Action Badge (CAB) is also visible on the uniform.

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