Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reads the citations for seven Soldiers receiving Purple Heart honors on Forward Operating Base Ramrod, July 17, 2009, for wounds sustained in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

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