Lt. Gen. Gary North., 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, speaks during a Purple Heart ceremony for Senior Airman Luis Bermudez, 532nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, here March 29. Airman Bermudez was injured March 9 when a stray bullet impacted the left side of his chest as he made his way across the 532nd ESFS HMMWV yard to meet with his squad for a mission, only a few hours into his first day of duty on his deployment. A native of Chicago, he is deployed here from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.
| Date Taken: | 03.29.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 04.02.2009 03:28 |
| Photo ID: | 162143 |
| VIRIN: | 090329-F-3623T-010 |
| Resolution: | 3308x2120 |
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| Location: | BALAD, IQ |
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