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Soldier to receive Purple Heart

Jan-28-2006 » Filed Under: 172nd SBCT

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The Daily Item

TAMPA, Fla. — Army Sgt. Wayne Landis, 25, a Middleburg, Pa., native, will receive his Purple Heart during a ceremony today at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa Spinal Cord Injury Center.

He is a 1998 graduate of Middleburg High School, where he was a varsity soccer player and a wrestler.

He was deployed to FOB Courage, Mosul, Iraq, in August and was wounded in action while leading a squad in a raid in Mosul on Nov. 19. [...]

In July 2004, Sgt. Landis reclassified as an 11B infantryman. He attended advanced individualized training for infantry at Fort Benning, Ga. He was then assigned to Charlie Company, 2-1 Infantry, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, where he held team leader and squad leader positions.


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