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A collection of photos from the U.S. Army

  • Picture here is 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan. Pictured are: (left to right/back row) Staff Sgt. Sam Miller, Pfc. Nick Murray, Cpl. Pruitt Rainey, Spc. Laquan Borden, Sgt. Mike Santiago, Spc. Ryan Schwar..

    Picture here is 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company, at Forward Operating Base Blessing, Afghanistan. Pictured are: (left to right/back row) Staff Sgt. Sam Miller, Pfc. Nick Murray, Cpl. Pruitt Rainey, Spc. Laquan Borden, Sgt. Mike Santiago, Spc. Ryan Schwar..

  • Pictured here is the northern fighting position of Observation Post Topside at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler, July 2008 Sgt. Ryan Pitts, Cpl. Matthew Phillips and Cpl. Gunnar Zwilling were in charge of manning the Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance...

    Pictured here is the northern fighting position of Observation Post Topside at Vehicle Patrol Base Kahler, July 2008 Sgt. Ryan Pitts, Cpl. Matthew Phillips and Cpl. Gunnar Zwilling were in charge of manning the Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance...

  • Sgt. Ryan Pitts holds a bracelet he wears that commemorates the late Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Kahler, former platoon sergeant of 2nd platoon, which is taped over another bracelet (not visible) the commemorates the fallen of 1st Platoon, Chosen Company,...

    Sgt. Ryan Pitts holds a bracelet he wears that commemorates the late Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Kahler, former platoon sergeant of 2nd platoon, which is taped over another bracelet (not visible) the commemorates the fallen of 1st Platoon, Chosen Company,...

  • Mortar troops firing at COP Bella

    Mortar troops firing at COP Bella

  • Pitts family photo

    Pitts family photo

  • 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company unpacking supplies at COP Bella

    2nd Platoon, Chosen Company unpacking supplies at COP Bella

  • Cpl. Jason M. Bogar with Afghan children

    Cpl. Jason M. Bogar with Afghan children

  • Spc. Laquan Borden and Cpl. Jason D. Hovater take break

    Spc. Laquan Borden and Cpl. Jason D. Hovater take break

  • 2nd platoon, Chosen Company paratroopers arrive at Wanat

    2nd platoon, Chosen Company paratroopers arrive at Wanat

  • Staff Sgt. Lucas Gonzalez and Sgt. Ryan Pitts pay their respects to former platoon sergeant Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Kahler, during a memorial ceremony at Combat Outpost Bella, Afghanistan, January 2008. Kahler was killed during a patrol to visit guard...

    Staff Sgt. Lucas Gonzalez and Sgt. Ryan Pitts pay their respects to former platoon sergeant Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Kahler, during a memorial ceremony at Combat Outpost Bella, Afghanistan, January 2008. Kahler was killed during a patrol to visit guard...

  • First Lt. Jonathan Brostrom on patrol

    First Lt. Jonathan Brostrom on patrol

  • Sgt. Ryan Pitts and Sgt. Israel Garcia near Rechalam, Afghanistan

    Sgt. Ryan Pitts and Sgt. Israel Garcia near Rechalam, Afghanistan

  • Cpl. Pruitt Rainey mans the turret

    Cpl. Pruitt Rainey mans the turret

  • Village of Wanat, Afghanistan

    Village of Wanat, Afghanistan

  • Troops in contact with the enemy at COP Bella

    Troops in contact with the enemy at COP Bella

  • Ryan Pitts Medal of Honor ceremony

    Ryan Pitts Medal of Honor ceremony

  • Former Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts speaks to the media after he received the Medal of Honor, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat, Afghanistan, with 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company...

    Former Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts speaks to the media after he received the Medal of Honor, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat, Afghanistan, with 2nd Platoon, Chosen Company...

  • Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts speaks to the media after he received the Medal of Honor, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat, Afghanistan, with 2nd Platoon, Chosen Co...

    Former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts speaks to the media after he received the Medal of Honor, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat, Afghanistan, with 2nd Platoon, Chosen Co...

  • President Barack Obama and former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts enter the East Room of the White House for a Medal of Honor ceremony Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts became the 9th living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the wars in Iraq and A...

    President Barack Obama and former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts enter the East Room of the White House for a Medal of Honor ceremony Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts became the 9th living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the wars in Iraq and A...

  • Gold Medal Families stand

    Gold Medal Families stand

  • Medal of Honor Ceremony

    Medal of Honor Ceremony

  • President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, the White House, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat, Afghanistan, with 2nd Platoo...

    President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, the White House, Washington, D.C., July 21, 2014. Pitts received the nation's highest military honor for his actions in 2008 in Wanat, Afghanistan, with 2nd Platoo...

  • Second Anniversary

    Second Anniversary

  • Valor was Everywhere that Day

    Valor was Everywhere that Day

  • Pitts Remembers Brothers While Receiving MOH

    Pitts Remembers Brothers While Receiving MOH

  • Pitts Talks About Valor of Brothers

    Pitts Talks About Valor of Brothers

  • The Secretary of the Army John McHugh presents a photo and citation to Medal of Honor recipient former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, as the Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, an...

    The Secretary of the Army John McHugh presents a photo and citation to Medal of Honor recipient former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, as the Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, an...

  • Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony

    Hall of Heroes Induction Ceremony

  • Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts plays with his son

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts plays with his son

  • Medal of Honor Ceremony. (left to right) Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh, (right to left) Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, watch as former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan P...

    Medal of Honor Ceremony. (left to right) Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh, (right to left) Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III and U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, watch as former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan P...

  • Medal of Honor Flag

    Medal of Honor Flag

  • Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh, former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, wife Amy Pitts, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, listen to the readi...

    Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work, Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh, former U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts, wife Amy Pitts, U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, listen to the readi...

  • Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts remarks

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts remarks

  • The U.S. Army inducted former Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts, into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes in a July 22, 2014 ceremony. The Pentagon ceremony added Pitts's name to the distinguished roster in the Hall of Heroes, the Defense Department's permanent dis...

    The U.S. Army inducted former Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts, into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes in a July 22, 2014 ceremony. The Pentagon ceremony added Pitts's name to the distinguished roster in the Hall of Heroes, the Defense Department's permanent dis...

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