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U.S. Army Spc. Ward Savage (left), an explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) specialist from McHenry assigned to 2nd Platoon, 705th EOD Company at Ft. Polk, La., receives a Purple Heart Medal from U.S. Army Col. Bruce P. Antonia, commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division’s Task Force, on Jan. 31 at Forward Operating Base Shank, located in Logar Province, Afghanistan. Savage, who is attached to Task Force Patriot’s 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment’s Task Force Warrior, earned the medal for wounds he suffered during an armed enemy conflict in the Tangi Valley area of Wardak Province. Photo by U.S. Army Maj. Cecil Henry, Task Force Patriot public affairs officer.
