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    Marine Awarded Purple Heart after almost 10 years [Image 4 of 5]

    Marine Awarded Purple Heart after almost 10 years

    FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES

    09.28.2013

    Photo by Cpl. Jennifer Martinez 

    8th Marine Corps District

    Medically retired Cpl. Joshua D. Carpenter, former infantryman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, received his Purple Heart Medal, Sept. 28, 2013, almost ten years after he was injured in Fallujah, Iraq. The Duncanville, Texas, native suffered from a detached retina after he was hit by the blast from a fragmentation grenade while conducting a security patrol with his squad to intercept enemy snipers.

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    Date Taken: 09.28.2013
    Date Posted: 10.02.2013 18:13
    Photo ID: 1029717
    VIRIN: 130928-M-KY377-066
    Resolution: 2264x3398
    Size: 1.89 MB
    Location: FORT WORTH, TX, US
    Hometown: DUNCANVILLE, TX, US

    Web Views: 84
    Downloads: 3

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