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DOD Reviewing Purple Hearts for Troops Injured in Al-Asad Attack

April 28, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Airmen and other service members who sustained traumatic brain injuries in the January missile attack on al-Asad Air Base, Iraq, are expected to receive Purple Hearts in the near future. More than 100 service members reportedly sustained the brain injuries as Iranian missiles rained down ...

USAF Colonel on Night of Al-Asad Attack: ‘I Didn’t Believe Anyone Would Survive’

April 21, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The 80 Airmen hovered in bunkers on Jan. 7, 2020, weren't sure they would live through the night. The sky glowed and the ground “shook with a force impossible to put into words," as Iranian ballistic missiles rained down on al-Asad Air Base, Iraq. Air ...
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