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| 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry soldiers participate in an awards ceremony led by Gen. Eric Shinseki, the U.S. Army chief of staff at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. The soldiers are deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Behind them is an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) | From left, Maj. Gen. Richard Cody, commanding general, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Gen. Eric Shinseki, Army chief of staff, and Task Force Rakkasan commander Col. Frank Wiercinski begin the awards ceremony for heroism and valor during Operation Anaconda. The ceremony was held at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on April 6. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) | American and Canadian troops present the colors during an awards ceremony April 6 at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. Gen. Erick Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, came to visit and to present some awards for action during Operation Anaconda. Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division and the 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry stood in formation for the ceremony. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) |
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| From left, Gen. Eric Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, is welcomed to Kandahar Airfield by Maj. Gen. Richard Cody, commanding general, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and Task Force Rakkasan commander Col. Frank Wiercinski, April 6, for an awards ceremony for outstanding soldiers who participated in Operation Anaconda. Task Force Rakkasan is deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) | American and Canadian soldiers of the101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and the 3rd Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry present the colors during an awards ceremony led by Gen. Eric Shinseki, the U.S. Army chief of staff. The April 6 ceremony was to honor the soldiers who participated in Operation Anaconda, a part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) | Awards, including a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star Medal are laid out on a table before the troops fall into formations for the awards ceremony April 6 at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) |
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| Gen. Eric Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, awards Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Lamb a Bronze Star Medal for Valor and a Purple Heart for heroism and wounds received in action during intense ground combat operations against determined Taliban and al-Qaeda forces on March 3, 2002, during Operation Anaconda. His and other soldiers' valor and heroism contributed significantly to the successful mission accomplishment of U.S. and coalition forces participating in Operation Anaconda, and reflects great credit upon them, Task Force Rakkasan, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the United States Army, and the United States Air Force. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) | Gen. Eric Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, awards Tech. Sgt. James Lamb a Bronze Star Medal for Valor and a Purple Heart for heroism and wounds received in action during intense ground combat operations against determined Taliban and al-Qaeda forces on March 3, 2002, during Operation Anaconda. His and other soldiers' valor and heroism contributed significantly to the successful mission accomplishment of U.S. and Coalition forces participating in Operation Anaconda, and reflects great credit upon them, Task Force Rakkasan, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the United States Army, and the United States Air Force. Looking on is Maj. Gen. Richard Cody, commander of the 101st Airborne Division. The ceremony was held at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on April 6. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) | From left, Maj. Gen. Richard Cody, commander of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Gen. Eric Shinseki, the Army chief of staff, and Task Force Rakkasan commander Col. Frank Wiercinski part ways at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan after the awards ceremony on April 6. (Photo by Spc. George Allen, 314th Press Camp Headquarters) |