Marine LCPL John G. Curtin. Cane carved by Joe Gleeson of HVWC.

Cane carved by Joe Gleeson of HVWC.
President Barack Obama awards Lance Cpl. John G. Curtin the Purple Heart in a Feb. 23 ceremony at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland. Curtin, 20, a Wingdale native, lost both legs at the knee in an IED explosion in Afghanistan. / Courtesy photo

President Barack Obama awards Lance Cpl. John G. Curtin the Purple Heart in a Feb. 23 ceremony at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland. Curtin, 20, a Wingdale native, lost both legs at the knee in an IED explosion in Afghanistan. / Courtesy photo

Presentation to LCPL John Curtin by Col Dave Brog RRR (left), Mr Peter Ward NVCA (right), Justins Dad (center). Cane carved by Joe Gleeson of HVWC.

Presentation 04/05/2011 to LCPL John G Curtin by Col Dave Brog RRR (left) , Mr Peter Ward NVCA (right), Justins Dad (center). Cane carved by Joe Gleeson of HVWC.

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