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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Navy: Chattanooga victims earn Purple Hearts


2 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A car believed to be driven by Abdulazeez is seen on the grounds of the Navy facility.
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WTVC's Drew Bollea heard gunshots on Amnicola Highway near the Navy facility.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
WTVC's Drew Bollea heard gunshots on Amnicola Highway near the Navy facility.
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The gunman first opened fire at this military recruitment office located in a strip mall off Lee Highway in Chattanooga.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The gunman first opened fire at this military recruitment office located in a strip mall off Lee Highway in Chattanooga.
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The entrance to the military recruiting office is seen riddled with bullet holes on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The entrance to the military recruiting office is seen riddled with bullet holes on July 16.
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Blue evidence markers, believed to be the location of spent shell casings, can be seen here. Gina Mule, a server at a restaurant who took this photo, said she saw a man in a car firing a "high-powered rifle" at the recruiting offices at about 10:50 a.m. ET Thursday.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Blue evidence markers, believed to be the location of spent shell casings, can be seen here. Gina Mule, a server at a restaurant who took this photo, said she saw a man in a car firing a "high-powered rifle" at the recruiting offices at about 10:50 a.m. ET Thursday.
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An officer patrols the parking lot of the recruitment center.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
An officer patrols the parking lot of the recruitment center.
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An FBI investigator works outside a military recruiting center where a gunman opened fire Thursday, July 16, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Authorities say Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire first on the recruiting station and then moved to a U.S. Navy facility seven miles away. At the Navy facility, he fatally shot four U.S. Marines and wounded three other people before he died in police gunfire. A U.S. Navy sailor later died from his wounds.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
An FBI investigator works outside a military recruiting center where a gunman opened fire Thursday, July 16, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Authorities say Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire first on the recruiting station and then moved to a U.S. Navy facility seven miles away. At the Navy facility, he fatally shot four U.S. Marines and wounded three other people before he died in police gunfire. A U.S. Navy sailor later died from his wounds.
Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait and had Jordanian citizenship, law enforcement officials said. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait and had Jordanian citizenship, law enforcement officials said. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
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A woman places a balloon and flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the military recruiting center on Friday, July 17.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A woman places a balloon and flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the military recruiting center on Friday, July 17.
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The Rev. Drew McCallie prays during a church service in Chattanooga on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Rev. Drew McCallie prays during a church service in Chattanooga on July 16.
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Members of the FBI gather evidence at the scene of the recruiting center shooting on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Members of the FBI gather evidence at the scene of the recruiting center shooting on July 16.
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A police car blocks the entrances to the U.S. Navy Reserve Center on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A police car blocks the entrances to the U.S. Navy Reserve Center on July 16.
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A car believed to be driven by Abdulazeez is seen on the grounds of the Navy facility.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A car believed to be driven by Abdulazeez is seen on the grounds of the Navy facility.
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WTVC's Drew Bollea heard gunshots on Amnicola Highway near the Navy facility.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
WTVC's Drew Bollea heard gunshots on Amnicola Highway near the Navy facility.
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The gunman first opened fire at this military recruitment office located in a strip mall off Lee Highway in Chattanooga.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The gunman first opened fire at this military recruitment office located in a strip mall off Lee Highway in Chattanooga.
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The entrance to the military recruiting office is seen riddled with bullet holes on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The entrance to the military recruiting office is seen riddled with bullet holes on July 16.
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Blue evidence markers, believed to be the location of spent shell casings, can be seen here. Gina Mule, a server at a restaurant who took this photo, said she saw a man in a car firing a "high-powered rifle" at the recruiting offices at about 10:50 a.m. ET Thursday.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Blue evidence markers, believed to be the location of spent shell casings, can be seen here. Gina Mule, a server at a restaurant who took this photo, said she saw a man in a car firing a "high-powered rifle" at the recruiting offices at about 10:50 a.m. ET Thursday.
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An officer patrols the parking lot of the recruitment center.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
An officer patrols the parking lot of the recruitment center.
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An FBI investigator works outside a military recruiting center where a gunman opened fire Thursday, July 16, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Authorities say Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire first on the recruiting station and then moved to a U.S. Navy facility seven miles away. At the Navy facility, he fatally shot four U.S. Marines and wounded three other people before he died in police gunfire. A U.S. Navy sailor later died from his wounds.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
An FBI investigator works outside a military recruiting center where a gunman opened fire Thursday, July 16, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Authorities say Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24, opened fire first on the recruiting station and then moved to a U.S. Navy facility seven miles away. At the Navy facility, he fatally shot four U.S. Marines and wounded three other people before he died in police gunfire. A U.S. Navy sailor later died from his wounds.
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Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait and had Jordanian citizenship, law enforcement officials said. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Abdulazeez was born in Kuwait and had Jordanian citizenship, law enforcement officials said. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen.
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A woman places a balloon and flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the military recruiting center on Friday, July 17.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A woman places a balloon and flowers at a makeshift memorial outside the military recruiting center on Friday, July 17.
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The Rev. Drew McCallie prays during a church service in Chattanooga on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
The Rev. Drew McCallie prays during a church service in Chattanooga on July 16.
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Members of the FBI gather evidence at the scene of the recruiting center shooting on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Members of the FBI gather evidence at the scene of the recruiting center shooting on July 16.
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A police car blocks the entrances to the U.S. Navy Reserve Center on July 16.
12 photos: Deadly shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A police car blocks the entrances to the U.S. Navy Reserve Center on July 16.
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Washington (CNN)The five service members killed in the July attack on a Navy Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, along with one survivor, will receive Purple Hearts, the Navy announced on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, FBI Director James Comey said that the attack was "motivated by foreign terrorist propaganda."
The government's determination that a foreign terrorist group inspired the attack completed the final criteria for the awarding of a Purple Heart, according to a statement from the Navy.
"This determination allows the Department of the Navy to move forward immediately with the award of the Purple Heart to the families of the five heroes who were victims of this terrorist attack, as well as to the surviving hero, Sgt. Cheeley," said Navy Secretary Ray Mabus in a statement.
The Purple Heart is a military decoration awarded to service members killed or wounded while serving.
    The five service members killed in the Chattanooga shooting were Thomas Sullivan, David Wyatt, Carson Holmquist, Squire "Skip" Wells and Randall Smith. DeMonte Cheeley sustained an injury but survived the attack.
    The Army announced in April that it would award Purple Hearts to the service members killed or wounded in the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
    "Although the Purple Heart can never possibly replace this brave sailor and these brave Marines, it is my hope that as their families and the entire Department of the Navy team continue to mourn their loss, these awards provide some small measure of solace," Mabus said. "Their heroism and service to our nation will be remembered always."
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