{"id":29936,"date":"2020-05-04T19:08:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/04\/29-purple-hearts-approved-for-injuries-sustained-in-iran-ballistic-missile-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:49:03","slug":"29-purple-hearts-approved-for-injuries-sustained-in-iran-ballistic-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/05\/04\/29-purple-hearts-approved-for-injuries-sustained-in-iran-ballistic-missile-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"29 Purple Hearts approved for injuries sustained in Iran ballistic missile attack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Central Command said 29 Purple Hearts have been approved for soldiers injured in the Jan. 8 Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/09\/this-is-what-its-like-to-survive-a-deadly-rocket-attack-in-iraq\/\" target=_blank>ballistic missile<\/a> attack that struck two Iraqi bases housing coalition troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cmdr. Zachary Harrell, a CENTCOM spokesman, told Military Times in an emailed statement that the first six Purple Hearts were awarded to U.S. Army soldiers in Kuwait and Iraq on May 2 and May 3 respectively, for injuries sustained in the ballistic missile strike targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/01\/08\/milley-says-iran-launched-ballistic-missiles-intending-to-kill\/\" target=\"_blank\">al-Asad Air Base <\/a>in Iraq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards were approved by Lt. Gen. Pat White, commander of Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve, Harrell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all, 80 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/04\/28\/troops-to-receive-purple-hearts-for-injuries-during-iranian-missile-barrage-on-al-asad-airbase-in-iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Purple Heart <\/a>packages were evaluated \u201cindividually\u201d by a CJTF-OIR review board in accordance with Army and Air Force regulations, Harrell explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/04\/21\/american-troops-had-only-hours-to-react-to-iranian-ballistic-missile-attack-heres-what-they-did\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20013453933262.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">American troops had only hours to react to Iranian ballistic missile attack. Here\u2019s what they did.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI don\u2019t know what I\u2019ve done to deserve such dedicated and loyal Airmen, but I know without a doubt the blind trust and genuine love we\u2019ve developed over the past few months played a major role in our survival that night.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe review board submitted their recommendations to White for final decision and determination for U.S. Army soldier Purple Hearts,\u201d Harrell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Harrell explained two packages for airmen were sent to White who \u201cpassed his recommendation against approval\u201d to Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guastella has final approval over Purple Hearts for airmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Jan. 8, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles targeting two Iraqi air bases in Erbil and al-Asad as retaliation for a decapitation strike carried out by the U.S. that killed Iranian Quds force commander Qassem Soleimani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 100 U.S. service members have been evaluated for traumatic brain injury following the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is important to note that a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) diagnosis does not automatically qualify a Service Member for Purple Heart eligibility or awarding, and the CJTF-OIR process was designed to be a fair and impartial proceeding that evaluated each case in accordance with applicable regulations,\u201d Harrell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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