Michael Garvey, U.S. Marine, to Receive Purple Heart
Michael Garvey, pictured here with mother Laurie before his latest deployment to Afghanistan, will receive the Purple Heart on Thursday after sustaining injuries in a battle in Afghanistan.
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This Thursday, Michael Garvey, a Broadneck native, will be awarded the Purple Heart for recently sustaining serious injuries in a battle in Afghanistan.
Garvey, son of Laurie and Peter of Cape St. Claire and brother to Allison, Elizabeth, Kathryn and Joshua, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2006, to fight for his country after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
He was injured last week in Afghanistan in the area of Marja. He received four bullet wounds in a gun battle and was flown to Bagram for surgery then to Germany before arriving on U.S. soil at Andrews Air Force Base this week.
Garvey is recovering at Bethesda Naval Hospital. This was Garvey’s second tour of duty. His first was in Iraq in 2009.
elizabeth bagley
3:27 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011
Thank's for your service Michael !! You are my hero !!
Stacey Milot
4:01 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011
God bless Michael and his family. So happy he is back in the US surrounded by his family.
Mary Tillett
5:04 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011
God bless you Michael!! Welcome Home and thank you for your service!!!
Sherry Smith
6:48 pm on Saturday, August 20, 2011
Prayers for a full recovery. Thank you for keeping our Homeland safe for us. May God continue to bless and keep you.
Kathy Engler
2:36 pm on Sunday, August 21, 2011
Thank God for your safe return and for your continued recovery. Thank YOU, Michael, for your service.
Judy Miller Ridgway
2:49 pm on Sunday, August 21, 2011
I thank God for men like you that give your "all" for our country and its future... And, I thank you for all you've done. Welcome home!
Elizabeth Garvey
3:27 pm on Sunday, August 21, 2011
I've read this article probably 200 times. I still can't believe the words written in it are true! Can't wait to come home this weekend and visit Michael!!!
LLH
4:33 pm on Sunday, August 21, 2011
Very nice story. Almost as nice as the family. ;)
Mark Alexander
5:45 am on Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Thank you for your service to our nation. May the Lord return you quickly to full health.
Jessica Lamoureux
11:41 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thank you for your service Michael!!! Prayers for a speedy recovery. My little brother Jon is in your unit and our family has been praying for you since we heard. I'll bet your sisters are happy to have you home! (Parents too of course ;-)
Jessica Lamoureux
11:49 am on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thank you for your service Michael!!! Prayers for a speedy recovery. My little brother Jon is in your unit and our family has been praying for you since we heard. I'll bet your family is so happy to have you home! I know I can't WAIT to hug my little brother again ;-)