Wounded Marine tells Americans to enjoy their freedoms

  • By Schuyler Kropf
    skropf@postandcourier.com
  • Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Cpl. Michael Jernigan (right), a retired Marine who lost both of his eyes after being wounded by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004, receives an award from retired Maj. Gen. James Livingston during the American Hero awards ceremony Tuesday on the Yorktown.

Cpl. Michael Jernigan (right), a retired Marine who lost both of his eyes after being wounded by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2004, receives an award from retired Maj. Gen. James Livingston during the American Hero awards ceremony Tuesday on the Yorktown. Buy this photo