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Air National Guard

Purple Heart

Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Barry Duffield, 116th Civil Engineering Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight team leader, stands at attention after receiving the Purple Heart Medal from U.S Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander, Air Combat Command, during a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 7, 2013. Duffield received the medal for injuries sustained from an Improvised Explosive Device while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. During the same deployment, Duffield earned the Bronze Star and Air Force Combat Action Medal. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/Released)

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Air National Guard TSgt. Barry Duffield receives Purple Heart

Published Jan. 14, 2013
By Master Sgt. Roger Parsons
116th ACW Public Affairs

ROBINS AFB, Ga -- Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Barry Duffield, 116th Civil Engineering Squadron, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight team leader, stands at attention after receiving the Purple Heart Medal from U.S Air Force Gen. Mike Hostage, commander, Air Combat Command, during a ceremony at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 7, 2013.

Duffield received the medal for injuries sustained from an Improvised Explosive Device while deployed to Afghanistan in 2011. During the same deployment, Duffield earned the Bronze Star and Air Force Combat Action Medal.