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A U.S. Marine from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan is presented a Purple Heart by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force-82, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 24, 2007.

PURPLE HEART CEREMONY

A U.S. Marine from Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan is presented a Purple Heart by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, the commander of Combined Joint Task Force-82, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 24, 2007.

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