VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 8, 2017) A Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center employee shows “Purple Heart,” a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, to Gunnery Sgt. Paul Worley prior to its release back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rehabilitated from a fishing hook. Worley, attached Command Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, is a Purple Heart recipient. “Purple Heart” is equipped with a Navy-funded satellite tag used to track the turtle’s movements and the release was conducted as part of a Navy research project with the Virginia Aqu
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 8, 2017) A Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center employee shows “Purple Heart,” a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, to Gunnery Sgt. Paul Worley prior to its release back into the Atlantic Ocean after being rehabilitated from a fishing hook. Worley, attached Command Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, is a Purple Heart recipient. “Purple Heart” is equipped with a Navy-funded satellite tag used to track the turtle’s movements and the release was conducted as part of a Navy research project with the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center.
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