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Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin Purtee, who received a Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating a wounded soldier during the Battle of Donkey Island in Iraq, talks to his wife, Michele Tumino, as she straightens his bow tie at a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystan City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012.

BOW TIE TALK

Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kevin Purtee, who received a Distinguished Flying Cross for evacuating a wounded soldier during the Battle of Donkey Island in Iraq, talks to his wife, Michele Tumino, as she straightens his bow tie at a reception to honor Iraq War veterans in Crystan City, Va., Feb. 29, 2012.

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