From left, Lance Cpl. Frank Ortiz, Sgt. Ryan Strode and Staff Sgt. Charles Dishman, combat engineers with Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, were awarded the Purple Heart Medal during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 26, 2013. The Purple Heart is awarded to service members who have been wounded in combat.(U.S.
Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Krista James)
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