Builder 3rd Class Brandon Bernal, 26, is awarded the Purple Heart medal by Capt. Dean Tufts, commanding officer of the Naval Construction Group 1 as Bernal's wife, Adrienne and son Branden stand next to him. Bernal, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, received the Purple Heart for injuries sustained when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Helmand province, Afghanistan, August 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John P. Curtis)