United States Army Staff Sgt. Brandan Beiermann, 2nd Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment, B Company Black Hawk instructor, received a Purple Heart at Fort Eustis, Va., after suffering a traumatic brain injury while deployed to Forward Operating Base Shank, Afghanistan. Beiermann, from Harvel, Ill., has been able to recover and continue his career in the Army. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)