Maj. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, shakes the hand of Sgt. David Vogel, from Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Sept. 23, during a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Salerno located in the Khost Province of eastern Afghanistan, for injuries they received when their vehicle was stuck by an improvised explosive device in March 2009. Additional, Vogel received a second Purple Heart Medal for a separate incident were he was struck in the face by enemy small arms fire. US Army 53529 Purpl


Maj. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, shakes the hand of Sgt. David Vogel, from Company D, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Sept. 23, during a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Salerno located in the Khost Province of eastern Afghanistan, for injuries they received when their vehicle was stuck by an improvised explosive device in March 2009. Additional, Vogel received a second Purple Heart Medal for a separate incident were he was struck in the face by enemy small arms fire. US Army 53529 Purple Heart


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