CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (June 17, 2011) -- Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, commanding general, 2d Marine Division (FWD), presents the Purple Heart Medal to Army Private 1st Class Jose Benavides, 309th Mobility Augmentation Company (MAC), 863d Engineer Battalion, during a ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Benavides was awarded the medal for injuries he sustained in an improvised explosive device strike on his route clearance vehicle. During the ceremony, 12 soldiers from the 309th MAC received the Purple Heart, created by Gen. George Washington, Aug. 7
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (June 17, 2011) -- Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Craparotta, commanding general, 2d Marine Division (FWD), presents the Purple Heart Medal to Army Private 1st Class Jose Benavides, 309th Mobility Augmentation Company (MAC), 863d Engineer Battalion, during a ceremony held at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Benavides was awarded the medal for injuries he sustained in an improvised explosive device strike on his route clearance vehicle. During the ceremony, 12 soldiers from the 309th MAC received the Purple Heart, created by Gen. George Washington, Aug. 7, 1782, while Washington was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. The 309th and 863rd support Task Force Overlord in Afghanistan. The task force, led by the 25th Naval Construction Regiment, is responsible for construction and construction engineering in southern, southwestern and western Afghanistan. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Scott B. Boyle/Released) Twelve Task Force Overlord soldiers awarded the Purple Heart Medal 110617-N-IA881-024
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