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U.S. Army Spc. Cocin Laird Pearcy watches a Purple Heart medal being handed to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, during the medal's presentation to Pearcy at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on July 21, 2007. Pace is in Germany to visit recovering soldiers at Landsthul Regional Medical Center and meet troops stationed in Germany. Landstuhl is the largest American hospital outside the United States.

Spc. Cocin Laird Pearcy watches a Purple Heart medal being handed to Gen. Peter Pace.

U.S. Army Spc. Cocin Laird Pearcy watches a Purple Heart medal being handed to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, during the medal's presentation to Pearcy at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, on July 21, 2007. Pace is in Germany to visit recovering soldiers at Landsthul Regional Medical Center and meet troops stationed in Germany. Landstuhl is the largest American hospital outside the United States.

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