Miles no barrier to Purdue pride
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Purdue pride goes a long way - even to Afghanistan. About 9,000 feet up and east of Kabul, Purdue University alumni, students and friends gathered on Gharib Ghar Mountain. Around the Boilermaker flag, from left, are Capt. Steve Fippen of Indianapolis, a 1994 Purdue graduate; Maj. Richard Graham, son of Purdue ROTC Hall of Fame member James Graham; Capt. Chris Lack of Milan, a 2000 graduate; Spc. Richard Sorge of Lawrenceburg, a Purdue student in 2003 when he was deployed who intends to return to Purdue; Bronze Star medal recipient Capt. Gregg Motz of Evansville, a 1992 graduate; Spc. Brett Kyle of Lawrenceburg, who was attending Purdue in 2003 when he was deployed who plans to return to the university; and, in front, Capt. Dan Tschida of Indianapolis, a 1996 Purdue graduate. Everyone pictured is in the 1st Battalion of the 151st Infantry, currently deployed to Camp Phoenix outside of Kabul.
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