#ICYMI A TACP element leader with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, received a Purple Heart medal at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 26, 2024. 🎖️ The element leader was struck by an explosion initiated by a UAS on March 24, 2023, during the last week of a deployment in an austere location in Syria. He was awarded the medal after suffering from wounds he received that day. Read more at the link in our bio! 🔗 #PurpleHeart #JBLM