MWSS-374 Marines awarded Purple Heart in Iraq
Submitted by: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Story Identification #: 2006594159
Story by Lance Cpl. Brandon L. Roach
AL TAQADDUM, Iraq -- 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 while we were stopped."
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