Marine awarded Purple Heart 16 years after being wounded in Fallujah February 27 U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, commanding general for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, left, awards Capt. Kevin W. Leishman, an anti-terrorism force protection officer, right, with the Purple Heart medal at the base theater, Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 24. (Cpl. Francesca Landis/Marine Corps) In late 2004 Marines and soldiers fought side-by-side to retake the ancient city of Fallujah, Iraq, in what would become the bloodiest battle in the Iraq War. Operation Phantom Fury has taken a place in Marine Corps lore alongside the battle of Belleau Wood in France, Hue City in Vietnam and the Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands, representing the heroism, commitment and valor of the Marine Corps.
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