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Airman receives Purple Heart from AF Surgeon General

Lt. Gen. James Roudebush, the Air Force Surgeon General, greets Senior Airman Jeremy G. Gassert after awarding him the Purple Heart. The general visited the combat support hospital at Forward Operating Base Salerno during a recent visit to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo/Pfc. Matthew Leary)

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Airman receives Army Combat Action Badge

Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez recognizes Senior Airman Jeremy G. Gassert, an Air Force medic with the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, with the Army's Combat Action Badge. Airman Gassert tended to several injured soldiers in the aftermath of a suicide bomber attack despite having been wounded himself. (U.S. Army Photo/Pfc. Matthew Leary)

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Airman receives Purple Heart, Army Combat Action Badge

Published Feb. 24, 2007