Fairchild Airman receives Purple Heart medal
Staff Sgt. Jason Howes, 92nd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal craftsman, receives the Purple Heart medal by Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, Sept. 5, 2014, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed, while serving, on or after April 5, 1917, with the U.S. military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Veronica Montes/Released)