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Soldier awarded Purple Heart from drone attack in first days of war

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Soldier awarded Purple Heart from drone attack in first days of war
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An Army reservist injured in an Iranian drone attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait was awarded a Purple Heart. The March 1 attack was the first and deadliest strike on Americans in the war so far, and marked Iran’s first retaliation in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, launched on Feb. 28.



Army Reserve Lt. Col. Robert J. Connolly received a Purple Heart for wounds he sustained from a one-way drone attack on the attack on U.S. units at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1. Six Reser

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