Gala Will 'Give Back' to Troops ; Wound Keeps Honoree Away

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Staff Sgt. Jose Pequeno of Sugar Hill, N.H., left for Iraq in spring 2005 as a part of the National Guard. He returned to the U.S. after a March 2006 shrapnel injury to the head.

Sgt. Pequeno's condition will keep him from joining nearly 200 other wounded troops tonight at the fourth annual Armed Forces Foundation (AFF) Congressional Gala, an event to honor military members and raise money for their families, foundation spokesman Douglas Stone said.

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Gala Will 'Give Back' to Troops ; Wound Keeps Honoree Away

Politicians, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other dignitaries ...

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