Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Tech Sgt. Michael Danylec, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, after presenting Danylec with the Purple Heart on Sept. 16. Danylec was severly injured while disarming an improvised explosive device while deployed to the Kandahar Province in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lindsey Beadle)