Journey to Purple Heart

Col. Robert Webb, 56th Fighter Wing vice commander, presents a Purple Heart medal to Carlyle Gardner at his home in Mesa, Ariz., June 13, 2012. Gardner was a B-17G Flying Fortress flight engineer and gunner during World War II. His aircraft was attacked and crash landed in Belgium, where he was captured by German soldiers and spent just under a year as a prisoner of war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Jason Colbert)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sergeant Jason Colbert

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