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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Monday, January 29, 2007

Picture of the Day




















U.S. Army Master Sergeant Daniel R. Robles is helped out of his wheelchair by his wife, Ernestine , and U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff General Richard Cody as Robles' daughter Mary, 5, watches, shortly before being awarded the purple heart at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Texas January 28, 2007. Robles was injured in Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) explosion in Iraq and lost both of his legs below the knee. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi

2 Comments:

  • I think they screwed up - what he needs is a purple wooden leg, not a heart.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:07 PM  

  • I was struck by the daughter watching her dad. Before his injury, he was probably a superhero to her.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 4:48 PM  

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