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A rainbow towers over a barn near Dixon, Calif., after an isolated thunderstorm swept across Solano County.
As first lady Laura Bush looks on, President Bush hugs Candace Pierson of Auburndale, Fla., after her son, Marine Cpl. Jordan S. Pierson, was presented the Purple Heart for injuries suffered while serving in Iraq. The ceremony took place Dec. 21, 2005, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Also in the room are Cpl. Pierson's fiancee, Kirstin Martin (right), and sister Rachel Pierson. White House photo by Paul Morse
Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating (right), commander of U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., praises Marine Cpl. Jordan Pierson (far left), as Army Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau; Pierson's mother, Candace (center); and his older sister, Emily, look on at the National Guard Youth Foundation's first Challenge Champions dinner Feb. 28 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore
Marine Continues To March Forward Despite Loss of Left Leg
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2006 Cpl. Jordan S. Pierson, 22, is an unquestionably loyal and determined Marine. Despite the loss of his left leg due to combat injuries sustained in Iraq Dec. 7, Pierson is set upon returning to active duty.
"I just re-enlisted on Jan. 7. I'm ready to get back to the fleet and start working," Pierson told American Forces Press Service during a recent National Guard Youth Foundation-sponsored dinner here.
Pierson has served three tours of duty in Iraq. During his most recent deployment there, his convoy was returning from an operation near Ramadi when it was attacked with two roadside bombs. The second explosion mangled both of Pierson's legs, killed a comrade and severely wounded several other Marines.
Pierson's left leg was so damaged it had to be amputated in Iraq. His Iraq tour with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, had ended. The stricken Marine was sent stateside -- first to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for about a month and then to Walter Reed Army Medical Center here -- to heal.
President Bush and first lady Laura Bush visited Pierson during his stay at Bethesda shortly before Christmas. The president presented the Marine with the Purple Heart Medal, as Pierson's mother, Candace, and his fiancee, Kirstin, watched.
God bless Cpl Pierson, and speed his recovery.
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