Col. Mark Weatherington, 28th Bomb Wing commander, presents Staff Sgt. Leonard Pritchett, 28th Security Forces Squadron security forces leader, with The Purple Heart at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., July 27, 2012. Pritchett received the medal for wounds he received in action while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alystria Maurer/Released)