Cpl. Patrick K. Brown and Lance Cpl. Eric E. Hercules, military policeman with Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, salute Lt. Col. Gary F. Keim, CLR-27 commanding officer, during a ceremony at the Amphitheatre aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 1, 2011. They were awarded the Purple Heart Medal after striking their sixth improvised explosive device.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Franklin E. Mercado