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Army Reserve chaplain receives nation’s most distinguished military honors
October 30, 2024 — On Oct. 28, 2024, U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Chase Wilhelm was awarded four of the nation’s most distinguished military honors: the Bronze Star with Valor, the Purple Heart, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Four Chaplains' Medal... MORE

Army Reserve Purple Heart recipient recounts IED attack, aftermath
August 18, 2023 — Lt. Col. Christopher Carbone is a dedicated Soldier – the type of leader who genuinely cares about his troops and isn’t afraid to go to bat for them. He’s also a North Jersey guy – retired from the Wayne Police Department – who would be right at home at a Springsteen concert, backyard barbecue, or weekend at the Jersey Shore. But what many people may not know is that Carbone is a Purple Heart recipient who almost made the ultimate sacrifice during his second of three tours to Iraq. ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier receives Purple Heart for injuries received in Iraq
April 10, 2023 — Thursday, October 6, 2011, left an indelible memory with Army Reserve Master Sgt. Daniel Chafin, an 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command Soldier currently mobilized to Fort Hood, Texas... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Daniel Chafin, Mobilization Demobilization Operations Center Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, 2-360th Training Support Battalion, is pinned with a Purple Heart by his wife Rachel, April 05, 2023, at First Army Division West headquarters on Fort Hood, Texas.

'In that moment, he chose to act': JECC reserve director decorated for heroism, sacrifice in Afghanistan
March 8, 2023 — In early August 2021, Lt. Col. Gary Kinsey, U.S. Army Reserve, temporarily stepped aside from his regular duties as director of the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) Reserve Forces Directorate (J9) after volunteering to join a team of 12 Joint Planning Support Element planners in Afghanistan, who, along with nine Joint Communication Support Element tactical communication specialists, supported what would become the largest noncombatant evacuation of its kind in U.S. military history. ... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive Purple Heart
September 27, 2022 — Iran’s retaliatory attack against the U.S.’ drone strike killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in January 2020 sent 11 ballistic missiles carrying warheads weighing more than 1,000 pounds each to annihilate the Al Asad Airbase in Iraq. Miraculously, there were no casualties. But more than 100 Soldiers and Airmen suffered traumatic brain injury due to impact proximity. Two of those Soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Andrea Hayden and retired Maj. Patrick Sylvers, were awarded the Purple Heart by Brig. Gen. Michael Yost, 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) deputy commanding general, on Sept. 11, 2022, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord for their actions following the attack... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers receive the Purple Heart

Finding a purpose and giving it back
August 11, 2020 — At 18 years old, she was looking for direction and joined the U.S. Army Reserve. Now, 21 years later, she has no regrets and is even more motivated to serve... MORE

Why I Serve: Purple Heart recipient dedicated to military service
April 30, 2019 — “It was mass chaos,” said Staff Sgt. John Lee, 414th Civil Affairs Battalion. “After the bomb went off, I was more focused on getting other people out. I carried several people out before I was told that I had been hit and I was bleeding.”... MORE

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