Utah Guardsman Given Purple Heart

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More than three years after Utah National Guard 1st Sgt. Steven B. Cochran was injured in Iraq, the soldier was awarded a Purple Heart on Saturday during a special ceremony.

In August 2003, Cochran was serving in Fallujah with the 141st Military Intelligence Battalion when he came under fire by rocket- propelled grenades, small arms and machine-gun fire. Cochran was wounded in the head and right hand from shrapnel, some of which he still carries in his right index finger.

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Utah Guardsman Given Purple Heart

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