Staff Sgt. Thomas C. Stephenson, of Cross Plaines, Texas, receives the Purple Heart award from Brig. Gen. Jeffery Sinclair, the 82nd Airborne Division's deputy commander for support, during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Jan. 10. An infantryman with the 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment, 504th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, from Fort Hood, Texas, the 25-year-old received the award for injuries sustained during combat operations in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province Aug. 14 when the vehicle he was riding in struck an improvised explosive device.
Date Taken: | 01.10.2012 |
Date Posted: | 01.14.2012 08:18 |
Photo ID: | 509923 |
VIRIN: | 120114-A-SD827-002 |
Resolution: | 2136x3216 |
Size: | 2.44 MB |
Location: | SPIN BOLDAK, AF |
Web Views: | 110 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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