Fort Report: Soldier awarded Purple Heart

By Thom WilliamsApril 15, 2022

: (left)  Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett, Commander General, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command presents the Purple Heart to Staff Sgt. Charles Gipson for wounds he received during an Iranian missile attack while forward deployed to  Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq.
: (left) Maj. Gen. Maria Barrett, Commander General, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command presents the Purple Heart to Staff Sgt. Charles Gipson for wounds he received during an Iranian missile attack while forward deployed to Al-Asad Air Base, Iraq. (Photo Credit: Thom Williams) VIEW ORIGINAL

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz.- Staff Sgt. Charles Gipson recently received the Purple Heart for wounds he received in action during an Iranian missile attack while forward deployed to Al-Asad Air Base, Itaq.

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