CENTCOM employee named ‘2015 Hero of the Year’

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Jessica Purcell (center) receives local area news station Bay News 9’s “2015 Hero of the Year” award during a ceremony. Purcell played a key role in the rescue of a 43-year-old Bradenton resident last year. (Photo courtesy of Bay News 9)

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Tags: Each day, service members are required to make correct, timely, and difficult decisions, often with life or death hanging in the balance. That is why it should be no surprise that U.S. Arm, of the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) and a government contractor in U.S. Central Command, chose to stop and assist a local Tampa man in desperate need of help.

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