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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Purple Heart medal to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on June 13, 2007. Homan was wounded in action in Balad, Iraq, on June 11, 2007. Gates is visiting troops at Landstuhl before attending the two-day formal NATO Ministerial meetings in Brussels, Belgium.

Secretary Gates presents the Purple Heart medal to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents the Purple Heart medal to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brent A. Homan at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on June 13, 2007. Homan was wounded in action in Balad, Iraq, on June 11, 2007. Gates is visiting troops at Landstuhl before attending the two-day formal NATO Ministerial meetings in Brussels, Belgium.

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