Sgt. Darik Stevens, a former mechanic with the 215th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, received a Purple Heart Jan. 22 at Fort Hood, Texas, for injuries sustained when his when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device while he was deployed to southern Iraq on March 7, 2011. ( Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Banzhaf, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team PAO, 1st Cavalry Division/released) Cav Soldier receives Purple Heart 160122-A-FJ427-148

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