Staff Sgt. Nigel Darby receives second Purple Heart Medal
Air Force commends Staff Sgt. Nigel Darby, 105th Base Defense Squadron, New York Air National Guard, receives his second Purple Heart 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)