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  • MWSS-374 Marines awarded Purple Heart in Iraq

    05/09/2006 6:24:19 PM PDT · by SandRat · 2 replies · 396+ views
    Marine Corps News ^ | Lance Cpl. Brandon L. Roach
    AL TAQADDUM, Iraq (May 8, 2006) -- Two Marines were awarded Purple Hearts May 1 for injuries received during an improvised explosive device attack in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq. Staff Sgt. James N. Wheeler and Lance Cpl. Matthias E. Knudsen, both with the military police, sustained shrapnel injuries during an IED attack March 3, 2006. "We were out on an IED call," said Wheeler, referring to the unit who provides convoy security for the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit. "We were the lead vehicle and we received a stop call over the radio. We then hit a different IED...