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    Purple Heart recipients find new appreciation for life

    TAQADDUM, IRAQ

    08.11.2006

    Photo by Cpl. Daniel Redding 

    1st Marine Logistics Group

    Three Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5, stand in front of a humvee similar to those used daily in the area of operations. Corporal Louis A. Plume, Lance Cpl. Nicolas McDonald, and Cpl. Rowdy Z. Burney were awarded Purple Hearts for their injuries sustained in combat operations in the Al Anbar Province. With over 2,000 U.S. service members having died in Operation Iraqi Freedom, there is a certain appreciation for life in the mind-set of those who have walked away from IED encounters with minor injuries. "You don't think about the fact that you're going home a Purple Heart recipient. You think, 'that was a close call, I might not be so lucky next time," said Burney.

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    Date Taken: 08.11.2006
    Date Posted: 08.19.2011 04:15
    Photo ID: 28118
    VIRIN: 060813-M-0898J-004
    Resolution: 2160x1396
    Size: 1.78 MB
    Location: TAQADDUM, IQ

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