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Published: 2012-08-15 16:24:31
Updated: 2012-08-15 16:24:31

Posted: August 15, 2012

Fort Bragg soldiers earn Purple Hearts

Fort Bragg soldiers earn Purple Hearts
Fort Bragg soldiers earn Purple Hearts
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Fort Bragg, N.C. — Three Fort Bragg soldiers were awarded Purple Heart medals in a ceremony at the post Wednesday.

Capt. Shawn Jokinen, Sgt. 1st Class Juan Cando and Staff Sgt. Arnulfo Benitez of the 98th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) were given the honor for their service in Afghanistan.

The men were wounded during a roadside bom attack on their vehicle on Jan. 3, according to military officials. The men were part of a convoy conducting a humanitarian assistance mission to a village in Khowst Province near the Pakistan border.

 

Copyright 2012 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, Between their loved home and the war's desolation! Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust" And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
daughters of anarchy
August 16, 2012 11:43 a.m.
Awesome job soldiers.
Ms.Manda
August 16, 2012 8:55 a.m.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE SOLDIERS THAT FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
lfields2
August 16, 2012 8:50 a.m.
I THANK GOD SOME OF OUR MEN HAVE BEEN HONOR FOR SOME OF THE SERVICE THEY RISK THEIR LIVES FOR ALL AMERICA, BUT HOW MUCH THANK'S DOES THE PUBLIC REALLY CARE OR THE SO CALL GOVERMENT. PUT THEM OVER THERE TO FIGHT AND SEE HOW THEY DO.
cjimmyray414
August 15, 2012 5:06 p.m.
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