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U.S. Army Maj. Daniel Dudek is presented the Purple Heart medal at his bedside by the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Germany, July 21, 2007. Landstuhl is the largest American hospital outside the United States.

U.S. Army Maj. Daniel Dudek is presented the Purple Heart medal at his bedside by the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Germany, July 21, 2007. Landstuhl is the largest American hospital outside the United States.

U.S. Army Maj. Daniel Dudek is presented the Purple Heart medal at his bedside by the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Germany, July 21, 2007. Landstuhl is the largest American hospital outside the United States.

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