21 Fort Campbell soldiers awarded Purple Hearts

21 Fort Campbell soldiers awarded Purple Hearts
Ceremony underscores dangers of driving on Afghanistan's roads
Written by
Philip Grey
The Leaf-Chronicle
Twenty-one members of the 101st Sustainment Brigade received the Purple Heart Medal on Tuesday for wounds received during a recent deployment in Afghanistan.

The medals were presented to the soldiers of the 541st Transportation Company, 106th Transportation Battalion by 101st Airborne Division Commander Maj. Gen. James C. McConville during a ceremony at Fort Campbell.

The awards, including two to Sgt. Ontario Perry for multiple incidents, underscore the dangers of driving on Afghanistan's roads. All told, 48 members of 541st TC received 50 Purple Heart Medals during their deployment in Afghanistan's Regional Command South, an area known as a Taliban hotbed strewn with improvised explosive devices.
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