U.S. Army Col. Christopher Martin, commander of the Afghanistan Engineer District North congratulates John Keys, 52, from Fairbanks, Alaska and Jacob West, 30, from Fayetteville, N.C., U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kendall P. Cox, commander of the Transatlantic Division presented the with the Defense of Freedom Medal, March 31 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Both men were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated while conducting a combined mounted and dismounted road improvement survey near Paktika province, injuring both and killing two U.S. service members, Navy Chief Petty Officer Raymond J. Border, 31, of West Lafayette, Ohio, and Army Staff Sgt. Jorge M. Oliveria, 33, of Newark, N.J, while serving on a Providential Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan. The medal is equivalent to the Purple Heart for who are killed or wounded in the line of duty. The medal symbolizes the extraordinary fidelity and essential service of the department’s civilian workforce who are an integral part of Department of Defense and who contribute to the preservation of national security.
| Date Taken: | 03.31.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 04.03.2012 06:52 |
| Photo ID: | 553357 |
| VIRIN: | 120331-A-BO243-087 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 5.85 MB |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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