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Many that receive this (Purple Heart) aren’t alive or have significant wounds and have had to leave the Marine Corps. So, to get singled out and shown this honor, it’s great, but it’s not something I earned alone. Dick Camp Jr., a Purple Heart recipient, served 26 years in the U.S.

“This is something that is shared by many and made possible by everybody that was there. The Second Battle of Fallujah started on November 7, 2004, and lasted one and a half months ending just before Christmas Eve. Subcategories This category has the following 200 subcategories, out of 1,090 total. 'The Dawn'), was an American-led offensive of the Iraq War that lasted roughly six weeks, starting 7 November 2004. Not for yourself, but for everybody else, for the countless men and women who have sacrificed their lives for our nation and for the ones who will do so in the future.” English: This is a list of media about people who have been recipients of the United States military decoration, the Purple Heart medal, for being wounded in combat. The Second Battle of Fallujah, codenamed Operation Phantom Fury, and Operation al-Fajr ( Arabic:, lit. The Second Battle of Fallujahcode-named Operation Al-Fajr and Operation Phantom Furywas a joint American, Iraqi, and British offensive in November and Dece. “As you wear that award, wear it with pride. He returned home to Indiana a two-time Purple Heart recipient. “It takes special men and women to do the kinds of things Marines do,” Ellison said in the press release. Kevin Leishman, who fought to retake Fallujah from insurgents, was shot in his right arm on Nov. One day in Fallujah, Klay and his team raided a building.

The two immediately started work on getting the Marine his medal, but needed an eyewitness in order to complete the proper forms, the release said.īy chance, Leishman’s old platoon commander also was stationed on Camp Courtney, assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force, allowing the paperwork to be submitted and the Purple Heart to be awarded at long last.