With grandpa Don looking on, Sgt. Trecia Rodgers explains to her oldest grandson, Payton, why George Washington is in the center of the heart-shaped medal. Although too young to understand war, Rodgers said her oldest grandson does understand that his grandma is a soldier. Rodgers, who is assigned to Fort Hood Warrior Transition Brigade, was recently awarded the Purple Heart for being wounded in action May 6, 2012, while deployed to Afghanistan.
| Date Taken: | 09.27.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 10.25.2013 15:22 |
| Photo ID: | 1040444 |
| VIRIN: | 130927-A-PA893-001 |
| Resolution: | 2464x1632 |
| Size: | 1.86 MB |
| Location: | FORT HOOD, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 30 |
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