Army Sgt. Rigoberto Luviano, a native of Lexington, , holds his daughter Aura, 2 years old, after a ceremony awarding him the Purple Heart at the Warrior Transition Battalion-Alaska on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 16, 2014. Luviano was wounded in combat while deployed in 2013 with the 109th Transportation Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, Army Alaska, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and is currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion-Alaska while he is recuperating and receiving treatment for his injuries. Luviano is

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Army Sgt. Rigoberto Luviano, a native of Lexington, , holds his daughter Aura, 2 years old, after a ceremony awarding him the Purple Heart at the Warrior Transition Battalion-Alaska on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 16, 2014. Luviano was wounded in combat while deployed in 2013 with the 109th Transportation Company, 2nd Engineer Brigade, Army Alaska, at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and is currently assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion-Alaska while he is recuperating and receiving treatment for his injuries. Luviano is authorized to wear sunglasses indoors for medical reasons. Justin Connaher

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