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Army Spc. Gilbert Frazier, a combat engineer assigned to Pioneer Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, stands outside the regimental headquarters after he was pinned with a Purple Heart medal by Army Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, at a ceremony on Fort Hood, Texas, July 31, 2015. Frazier suffered serious injuries from a roadside bomb blast while on a route clearing mission during the regiment’s last deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Erik Warren

Army Spc. Gilbert Frazier, a combat engineer assigned to Pioneer Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, stands outside the regimental headquarters after he was pinned with a Purple Heart medal by Army Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, at a ceremony on Fort Hood, Texas, July 31, 2015. Frazier suffered serious injuries from a roadside bomb blast while on a route clearing mission during the regiment’s last deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Erik Warren

Army Spc. Gilbert Frazier, a combat engineer assigned to Pioneer Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, stands outside the regimental headquarters after he was pinned with a Purple Heart medal by Army Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, at a ceremony on Fort Hood, Texas, July 31, 2015. Frazier suffered serious injuries from a roadside bomb blast while on a route clearing mission during the regiment’s last deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Erik Warren

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