US Iraq War veteran 'held his insides with his hands' after 2003 fragging among 16 who 'deserve Purple Heart'
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. U.S. Army Bart Womack and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., want to honor to award the Purple Heart to the two service members who died and 14 others who were wounded after Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar's ambush.is pushing the military to honor the 16 casualties in U.S. Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar's 2003 ambush on the 101st Airborne Division with the Purple Heart.lit Camp Pennsylvania in KuwaitArmy Capt. Christopher Seifert, 27, was fatally shot in the back and Air Force Maj.
Womack's efforts have been supported by Rep. Bacon, a retired Air Force veteran, who wrote letters to the Army and Air Force. Pictures after March 23, 2003, when Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar ambushed other U.S. military members, killing two and wounding 14"As a result of these findings, the Army cannot award the Purple Heart to service members who were killed or wounded during this tragic incident."Both military branches left the door open, saying"If new evidence comes to light that demonstrates Sgt.
Congress expanded the eligibility by redefining what should be considered an attack by a"foreign terrorist organization" for purposes of determining eligibility for the Purple Heart. But it took seven years and a bi-partisan effort among lawmakers to push for change and honor the victims.
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