
NMCB 133 Seabees Receive Purple Heart in Afghanistan
By Seabee Magazine, / Published Feb. 14, 2013
By UT3 Drew Verbis, Task Force Anchor Public Affairs, NMCB 133

130106-N-AS200-413 CAMP KRUTKE, Afghanistan � A formation of Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, Task Force Anchor, stand at attention during a Purple Heart ceremony Jan. 6. Equipment Operator Second Class Keith Hauter from Litchfield, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana native Dan Morgan received the Purple Heart from Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, for wounds sustained when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. NMCB 133 is deployed to Afghanistan as part of Joint Task Force Empire in the U.S. Central Command area of operations to assist coalition forces and provide engineering support to the Afghan government. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)

130106-N-SE904-008CAMP KRUTKE, Afghanistan � Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, speaks to the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 following the presentation the Purple Heart to Equipment Operator Second Class Keith Hauter, left, from Litchfield, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana native Dan Morgan of NMCB 133, Task Force Anchor, received the Purple Heart from Gurganus for wounds sustained when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. NMCB 133 is deployed to Afghanistan as part of Joint Task Force Empire in the U.S. Central Command area of operations to assist coalition forces and provide engineering support to the Afghan government. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Myers/Released)

130106-N-AS200-416 CAMP KRUTKE, Afghanistan � Equipment Operator Second Class Keith Hauter from Litchfield, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana native Dan Morgan of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133, Task Force Anchor, received the Purple Heart from Maj. Gen. Charles M. Gurganus, commanding general 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, for wounds sustained when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. NMCB 133 is deployed to Afghanistan as part of Joint Task Force Empire in the U.S. Central Command area of operations to assist coalition forces and provide engineering support to the Afghan government. (U.S. Navy photo by Utilitiesman 3rd Class Drew Verbis/Released)