Col. Paul Calvert, left, commander of the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division - Center and an Athens, Ga., native, speaks with Maj. Colleen Stephens, behavioral health officer with 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C, after awarding her the Combat Action Badge at Camp Liberty, Iraq, March 27. The badge provides recognition to non-infantry soldiers who personally engage enemy forces in combat or are engaged by an enemy force. Insurgent forces used an anti-armor hand grenade to attack a convoy in which Stephens was riding in early March. ( Army photo by Chi

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Col. Paul Calvert, left, commander of the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division - Center and an Athens, Ga., native, speaks with Maj. Colleen Stephens, behavioral health officer with 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C, after awarding her the Combat Action Badge at Camp Liberty, Iraq, March 27. The badge provides recognition to non-infantry soldiers who personally engage enemy forces in combat or are engaged by an enemy force. Insurgent forces used an anti-armor hand grenade to attack a convoy in which Stephens was riding in early March. ( Army photo by Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Smotherman, 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C) %%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%98Dagger%%%%%%%%E2%%%%%%%%80%%%%%%%%99 Brigade Soldiers receive Combat Badges, Purple Heart 385933

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