Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster | 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.28.2014
Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond talks to local media following his Purple Heart Medal ceremony at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., March 28, 2014. Dimond received the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster | 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.28.2014
Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond poses with his wife and Brig. Gen. Michaelene Kloster, commanding general of the 98th Training Division, after receiving the Purple Heart Medal for injuries he suffered while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. The ceremony was held at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., March 28, 2014....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster | 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.28.2014
Brig. Gen. Michaelene Kloster, commanding general of the 98th Training Division, pins the Purple Heart Medal on Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond's uniform during a ceremony at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., March 28, 2014....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster | 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.28.2014
New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte (left) addresses Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond (seated) during his Purple Heart ceremony at the New Hampshire Statehouse in Concord, N.H., March 28, 2014. Dimond received the Medal for injuries he sustained while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Koster | 362nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.28.2014
Sgt. 1st Class Paul M. Dimond received the Purple Heart Medal March 28, 2014, for injuries he sustained from an improvised explosive device which was detonated five meters from him during a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army 205th Corps Training Center Dec. 8, 2011. The Purple Heart is one of the oldest commendations in American military history, dating back to the later years of......
