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    Sacramento native receives Purple Heart

    CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    03.01.2012

    Photo by Sgt. Rebekka Heite 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Maj. F. Scott Newton pins a Purple Heart onto Cpl. Christian W. L. Carthen on Camp Hansen March 1. Carthen received the award after being hit with shrapnel from an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan June 28, 2011. After being wounded, he was back fighting the next week. Carthen is part of Military Police Support Company, III Marine Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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    Date Taken: 03.01.2012
    Date Posted: 03.19.2012 05:01
    Photo ID: 544288
    VIRIN: 120301-M-NB885-043
    Resolution: 4752x3168
    Size: 4.4 MB
    Location: CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP
    Hometown: SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US

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