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Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III congratulates Army Pfc. Milton Jenkins after presenting him with the Purple Heart during a ceremony at the Warrior Family Support Center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Sept. 28, 2011.

PURPLE HEART

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III congratulates Army Pfc. Milton Jenkins after presenting him with the Purple Heart during a ceremony at the Warrior Family Support Center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Sept. 28, 2011.

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