U.S. Army Cpl. Jarus Perez (left), a soldier from

U.S. Army Cpl. Jarus Perez (left), a soldier from Sacramento, Calif. assigned to 3rd Platoon, 401st Military Police Company at Fort Hood, Texas, talks with U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Womack, command sergeant major of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division's Task Force Patriot from Leesville, La., after Perez received a Purple Heart Medal on Forward Operating Base Shank, Jan. 4. Perez, who is attached to TF Patriot from Fort Polk, La., earned the medal for wounds he suffered during an armed enemy conflict in the Baraki Barak district of Logar province, Jan. 3. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Matt Meadows)