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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe Army Times<\/a> speculates on whether or not Army Reserve Captain Antonio D. Brown should get the Purple Heart for his death resulting from the shooting in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida last weekend;<\/p>\n Capt. Antonio D. Brown wasn’t on duty or in uniform when he was shot dead early Sunday morning, one of 49 victims in what some have called the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. But the incident has been labeled a terrorist attack by both the White House and the Justice Department, and new award criteria that shaped the 2015 decisions to award Purple Hearts to victims of shootings in Chattanooga (earlier that year) and at Fort Hood (in 2009) could apply regardless of the service member’s duty status.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n There is also the case of the shooting in Little Rock, Arkansas of Private William Andrew Long and Private Quinton I. Ezeagwula – Long was killed and Ezeagwula was wounded – they were both awarded Purple Hearts earlier this year. They were on temporary hometown recruiter duty, fresh out of basic training and on a smoke break when they were shot. But this Orlando case more closely resembles the La Belle Disco bombing by Libyan terrorists in Berlin, West Germany on April 5th, 1986. 39 victims were awarded Purple Hearts for their wounds, according to the Associated Press archives<\/a>.<\/p>\n The United States on Monday awarded Purple Heart medals to 39 U.S. soldiers who were wounded in the April 5 La Belle discotheque bombing in West Berlin.<\/p>\n In ceremonies attended by Richard Burt, the U.S. ambassador to West Germany, the medals were presented to the soldiers for wounds received in the service of the United States.<\/p>\n All the soldiers honored have recovered from their injuries.<\/p>\n Burt flew to Berlin on April 30 to attend ceremonies awarding the Purple Heart to a soldier who was critically wounded in the bombing. Both the soldier’s legs had to be amputated, and he remains in critical condition. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Thanks to Bobo for the Army Times link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"