Col. Ron Jolly, 75th Air Base Wing and Installation commander, right, presented Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Wasnuk with the Purple Heart during a commander's call at Hill Air Force Base march 25. Wasnuk was awarded the purple heart for brain injuries he sustained during two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan as an Explosive Ordnance Technician, where he was in the area of six improvised explosive blasts. (U.S. Air Force/Alex R. Lloyd)