Col. Russell Lewis, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment commander,
presents Spc. John Knight, a member of the Light Infantry Reconnaissance
or Scout Platoon, of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st
Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, with the Purple Heart during a
ceremony on Forward Operating Base Kunduz in Northern Afghanistan, July
23, 2010. Spc. Knight, a Fernville, Mich., native, received the medal for his
actions during an intense battle in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, July
10. He is deployed from Fort Drum, N.Y.
Photo by Senior Airman Megan P. Lyon |