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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, presents U.S. Army Sgt. Bogdan Fedyk, a Purple Heart medal during a ceremony on Combat Operating Base Narizah, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2009. The Purple Heart medal, created by George Washington in 1782, is presented to those who have been wounded in action.

PURPLE HEART

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., left, presents U.S. Army Sgt. Bogdan Fedyk, a Purple Heart medal during a ceremony on Combat Operating Base Narizah, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2009. The Purple Heart medal, created by George Washington in 1782, is presented to those who have been wounded in action.

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