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Staff Sgt. Andrew Giles and Capt. Ryan Gist stand along with Pfc. Randy Jones after Jones was presented a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Iraq by Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Mount Vernon, Va., Oct. 11. The three soldiers are from B Battery, 2nd Brigade, 8th Field Artillery, Fort Lewis, Wash. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, USAF

Staff Sgt. Andrew Giles and Capt. Ryan Gist stand along with Pfc. Randy Jones after Jones was presented a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Iraq by Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Mount Vernon, Va., Oct. 11. The three soldiers are from B Battery, 2nd Brigade, 8th Field Artillery, Fort Lewis, Wash. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, USAF

Staff Sgt. Andrew Giles and Capt. Ryan Gist stand along with Pfc. Randy Jones after Jones was presented a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Iraq by Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Mount Vernon, Va., Oct. 11. The three soldiers are from B Battery, 2nd Brigade, 8th Field Artillery, Fort Lewis, Wash. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean P. Houlihan, USAF

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