# @forthoodarmy on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Da5XWntmfIf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67910949-forthoodarmy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fc7c553974.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17T17:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Army Fort Hood (@forthoodarmy) — https://gondola.cc/forthoodarmy

## Caption

More than 22 years has passed since then-Staff Sgt. Thomas Wardale III climbed into the lead vehicle of a convoy traveling along Main Supply Route Tampa in Iraq.

The events of April 9, 2004, became a defining moment in his Army career. On July 8, those actions were formally acknowledged as Wardale, now a retired sergeant first class, received the Purple Heart during a ceremony at Fort Hood.

Read more in the Sentinel.

#FortHood | #TheGreatPlace | #TheSentinel | #FortHoodNews

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