None of them were hurt enough to get a purple heart. Amazing doesn't really suffice... miraculous is the word you are looking for. Since then, he has been blown up a second time with an IED which was also just as bad. (I don't have photos, but it killed his Ipod in his chest pocket.) Still, not injured enough to get a purple heart. Then he was in an all day fire fight where he got to pop an AT4 into a building full of jihadist, call in an air strike to kill the rest and hold back an attack to protect over 100 of our troops. He got three confirmed that day which includes one of the bad guys being "blown in half" by his Barrett. He did get injured that day and was put in for a purple heart as well as recommended for a citation. (I heard it was a Silver Star, but no confirmation yet). The kid has the longest qualifying shot in the history of the US Army sniper training. He is a Ranger and he comes back in a couple months and plans on transferring from the 82nd to the 101st so he can rotate right back to Iraq.
I thank God above we have kids like this that brave 130 degree heat to kill our enemy. Pray for him and his family that he returns in good health.
Regards,
DocRock