COURAGE AWARD U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presents the Beacon of Courage Award to U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Colin R. Rich during the 6th Annual World Congress for Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy awards gala in Boston, Aug. 25, 2009. Rich, a retired Army Special Forces ranger, was shot in the head while serving in Afghanistan in December 2001. He suffers from traumatic brain injury and partial blindness from his wounds. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 523976-L-HAH27-650.jpg Photo Gallery