Col. Timothy McGuire of Alamo, Calif., commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, pins the Purple Heart Medal on Lt. Col. Michael Shinners of Alexandria, Va., during an award ceremony Sept. 29 at Forward Operating Base Hammer, Iraq, located in the Ma?dain region outside eastern Baghdad. Shinners sustained an injury when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during a combat operation June 2.