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Sgt. Paul A. Araiza, from Downey, Calif. was presented the Purple Heart, March 4, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., by Col. Paul K. Lebidine, the former commanding officer of 3rd Civil Affairs Group and Lt. Col. Stefan M. Dirghalli, the acting commanding officer of 3rd CAG, for wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar povince, Iraq, May 17, 2006. Araiza served with Civil Affairs Team 2, Detachment 3, 3rd CAG, I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward), in direct support of 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Wolfpack, during combat operations. Araiza was injured when the vehicle he was traveling in was attacked with a command detonated improvised explosive device. He suffered a severe concussion with loss of consciousness, ruptured right eardrum and partial loss of vision in his right eye.
| Date Taken: | 03.04.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 03.07.2012 12:22 |
| Photo ID: | 536962 |
| VIRIN: | 120304-M-KW153-123 |
| Resolution: | 2000x1333 |
| Size: | 1.77 MB |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Hometown: | DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 598 |
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