Initially, the Pentagon said there had been no injuries as a result of the missile attack. As the first reports emerged that service members were experiencing TBI symptoms, Pres. Trump seemed to minimize the injuries as 'not very serious.'
"The first six Purple Hearts approved for injuries sustained during a Jan. 8, 2020 Iranian ballistic missile attack on Al Assad Air Base in Iraq were awarded to U.S. Army soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait on May 3 and 4, respectively," Cmdr. Zachary Harrell, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, wrote in an email."The awards were the first of 29 approved by Lt. Gen.
Initially the Pentagon said that there had been no injuries as a result of the January ballistic missile attack on the sprawling Iraqi base in western Iraq that housed up to 2,000 U.S. military personnel.The blast waves from the missile strikes on the base resonated at some of the bunkers, particularly those that were close to impact areas, where U.S. forces had sheltered ahead of the attack.
CJTF-OIR, the U.S. military command in Iraq, reviewed 80 recommendations for service members to receive the medal, but ultimately decided that only 29 met the criteria. Defense Secretary Mark Esper later said that Trump was"very concerned" and"understands the nature of these injuries."
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