Pflugerville, Texas November 11, 2005: First Sergeant Ramiro Martinez shows the emotion of the moment while getting a standing ovation from Park Crest Middle School students during Veterans Day ceremonies. Martinez, shown here with his son Jonathan, left and wife Mary Jane, received a Purple Heart after being wounded in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. ©Bob Daemmrich

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