HM2 Joseph Hardebeck is greeted by his daughter's Zoey,9, and Adalie,7, after a Purple Heart award ceremony at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA on Thursday, July 1, 2021. HM2 Hardeback received the award for valor during combat in 2010 where a bullet grazed his face and ruptured his ear drum. He downplayed the event for several years and at the urging of fellow marines, submitted paperwork and the award was confirmed.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for NPR)