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President Barack Obama awards the Purple Heart to a soldier standing at attention, April 7, 2009 at Camp Victory, Iraq. The decoration is awarded in the name of the president to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military.

PURPLE HEART

President Barack Obama awards the Purple Heart to a soldier standing at attention, April 7, 2009 at Camp Victory, Iraq. The decoration is awarded in the name of the president to those who have been wounded or killed while serving with the U.S. military.

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