"ARLINGTON, Va. — It wasn’t easy to talk about. Four Marines awarded Purple Hearts Thursday in front of the national Marine Corps Memorial found it difficult to open up about their recent deployment to Afghanistan.
“We had a job to do. We went over there and did our job, and now we’re home,” said Sgt. Curt Bartz, who was awarded two purple hearts at the ceremony. “Everybody is proud of us. We know that we did a good job. That’s all we can do.”
The four Marines, wounded at different times during their deployment, said they still don’t know for sure what hit them. They could have been hit with improvised explosive devices or rocket-propelled grenades, they said.
Lance Cpl. Robert Henry was the only one of the four willing to talk about his injuries. “Mainly a concussion,” he said. “I got medevaced for it. Have some lingering symptoms. It’s a lot better, but some things ain’t the same. My left eye is a little blurry.”
None of the Purple Heart recipients -- including Bartz, Henry, Cpl. Efren Garcia and Lance Cpl. Andrew Walker -- wanted to talk about the Marines their company lost...." (Read more? Click title)
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