The Gorge Heroes Club would like to extend heartfelt thanks to USMC Lcpl. Justin Pence, our Hometown Hero, for his sacrificial service to this great nation. Lcpl. Pence received a Purple Heart on Feb. 26 from USMC Gen. James T. Conway at Bethseda National Naval Hospital in Maryland. Lcpl. Pence sustained a gunshot wound to the thigh during a firefighter with Taliban operatives during his deployment to Helmand Province in Afghanistan.
Lcpl Pence proudly receives his Purple Heart from USMC General James T. Conway
USMC Sgt. Major Kent, Lcpl Justin Pence and
USMC General James T. Conway
USMC Sgt. Major Kent, Lcpl Pence's mother and father Eugene and Sharon Pence, Lcpl Pence and USMC General James T. Conway.
Sending you hugs from home Lcpl Pence and wishes for a speedy recovery. We are so proud of you!
With great PRIDE,
Your GHC
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