Lance Cpl. Gabriel R. Gehr, electrical equipment system technician with Utilities Platoon, Engineer Maintenance Company, 1st Maintenance Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, wears the Purple Heart after receiving the medal aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 5, 2014. More than a year earlier on Nov. 20, 2013, Gehr sustained shrapnel injuries from an anti-tank rocket while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Ohio Marine receives Purple Heart 140505-M-VZ265-790

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