FORT POLK, La. â Joan Campbell pins the Purple Heart on her son, Spc. Alexas M. James of Mansura, La., at the Fort Polk Warrior Family Support Center in Leesville, La., April 25, 2012. James, a member of the deployed 1086th Transportation Company from Bunkie, La., received the Purple Heart for injuries he received when his vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device, April 9, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Rebekah Malone, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/RELEASED)