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6th Marines District Photos

Jan 27, 2016

Brig. Gen. Terry V. Williams and Sgt. Maj. Angela M. Maness stand at attention before awarding Sgt. DeMonte R. Cheeley the Purple Heart medal Jan. 26, 2016, at a ceremony in Chattanooga, Tenn. Cheeley received the Purple Heart for injuries he sustained during a July 16, 2015 attack in Chattanooga at the Armed Forces Career Center where he works. An investigation conducted by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service determined the attack had been inspired by a foreign terrorist group making Cheeley eligible for the Purple Heart. Cheeley is a Marine recruiter with Recruiting Substation Chattanooga, Recruiting Station Nashville, Tenn. Williams is the Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region. Maness is the Sergeant Major of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island and Eastern Recruiting Region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diamond N. Peden/Released)

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