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Marines

Tag: Purple Heart

Staff Sergeant Receives Purple Heart in Family-Centered Ceremony

On National Purple Heart Day, WWR highlights a purple heart recipient, Staff Sgt. Richard Ryan Parker. Staff Sgt. Parker was injured by an improvised explosive device in December 2010 in Afghanistan and his initial application for the award was denied. He figured that was the end of it — until two years ago, when he connected with the Wounded Warrior Regiment and began working with field support representative Brian Liedstrand.

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Wounded Warrior Battalion-East operates a Warrior Hope and Care Center that offers campus-style access to a full complement of services, such as rehabilitation, counseling, and physical training.

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