Airman 1st Class Marie Ann Raguso receives Purple Heart Medal and Air Force Combat Action Medal
Air Force Airman 1st Class Marie Ann Raguso, 105th Security Forces Squadron, New York Air National Guard, receives the Purple Heart Medal and the Air Force Combat Action Medal from Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clark III, the director of the Air National Guard, at an awards ceremony at Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., March 2, 2014. A total of 29 medals were awarded to include 5 Bronze Stars, 12 Purple Hearts, and 12 Air Force Combat Action Ribbons to 20 Air Guardsmen of the 105th Base Defense Squadron deployed with the 820th Base Defense Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to provide “outside the wire” base defense of Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael OHalloran/Released)