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Navajo soldier to be presented with Purple Heart


U.S. Army Specialist Terrill Dawes, a member of the Navajo Nation, will receive the Purple Heart for his actions in the Iraqi war.

Dawes was severely injured in a September 8 car bomb attack. He has served in Afghanistan as well as Iraq.

The Purple Heart will be presented to him on November 9 at the Navajo Nation Veterans Memorial Park in Window Rock, Arizona.

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Navajo soldier to get Purple Heart Nov. 9 (The Farmington Daily Times 11/3)

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