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<p>A medical evacuation helicopter lands in a poppy field and awaits soldiers wounded in a bomb blast April 25 in the village of Salim Aka in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. Jamie Rolfing of Kalispell, currently an infantry officer with the 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, is pictured on the right end of the group of soldiers closest to the helicopter. (Heath Druzin photo/Stars and Stripes)</p>

<p>A medical evacuation helicopter lands in a poppy field and awaits soldiers wounded in a bomb blast April 25 in the village of Salim Aka in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. Jamie Rolfing of Kalispell, currently an infantry officer with the 2nd Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment, is pictured on the right end of the group of soldiers closest to the helicopter. (Heath Druzin photo/Stars and Stripes)</p>

November 10, 2013

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Purple Heart recipient recounts action in Afghanistan
November 10, 2013 10:15 p.m.

Purple Heart recipient recounts action in Afghanistan

From serving as a volunteer emergency medical technician and later as an Army infantry officer and Ranger regiment platoon leader, 1st Lt. Jamie Rolfing has a unique perspective on the war on terror in Afghanistan.