From the archives: A soldier receives a helmet that saved his life during a ceremony at Fort Belvoir, 2016

FORT BELVOIR, Va, April 2016: Staff Sgt. Thalamus Lewis poses with the battle-scarred Advanced Combat Helmet he received during a ceremony at Fort Belvoir. The helmet protected him from a bullet to the head in Afghanistan.

Read the full article on the ceremony here.

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