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Yeah . Lieutenant General robert cone ,

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Deputy commanding general for

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operations in Iraq recently visited

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Contingency operating site Warrior to

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conduct a Purple Heart Award ceremony

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honoring Sergeant first class Isaac

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Mckee for injuries he sustained while

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supporting Operation New Dawn .

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Sergeant Mckee , a platoon sergeant

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with bravo Company , second Battalion

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12th Cavalry Regiment was injured

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during a patrol when a grenade struck

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his vehicle . However , his team's

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proficiency enabled them to navigate

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through the attack and get the sergeant

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to safety . They responded just as I

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expected them to uh , we had trained uh ,

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significantly for this deployment and

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uh , they responded in accordance with

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soapy and the way they were training .

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In addition to presenting Sergeant

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Mckee with the Purple Heart Award ,

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General cone congratulated the soldiers

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of task force devil on their success

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within the area of operations . He

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asked the soldiers to think about the

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importance of their efforts as they

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continue to advise , train and assist

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the Iraqi security forces in providing

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stability to the city and province of

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Kirkuk . As you look to the mission

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that you're in , you've got to think

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about every day . What does this lead

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to ? What behaviors are my involved in

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and professionalizing the Iraqi

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security forces . After his speech ,

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General cone presented coins to some

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individual task force soldiers for

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their outstanding achievements .

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Sergeant Mckee believes that these

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ceremonies and recognition are

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important for the troops . They get

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recognized for the job that they do and

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it's well deserved , especially when

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someone like General cone comes out to

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present the awards , reporting from

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Kirkuk Iraq for US Division North . I'm

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Army Sergeant brad baker