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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Mason with the Purple Heart for wounds he received while deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, as U.S. Army Col. Lou Lartigue stands at his side on Camp Ramadi, Sept.1, 2010.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Mason with the Purple Heart for wounds he received while deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, as U.S. Army Col. Lou Lartigue stands at his side on Camp Ramadi, Sept.1, 2010.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates presents U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Mason with the Purple Heart for wounds he received while deployed to Ramadi, Iraq, as U.S. Army Col. Lou Lartigue stands at his side on Camp Ramadi, Sept.1, 2010.

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