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November 18, 2012
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Wounded Penn Valley soldier expected to return Tuesday

Penn Valley’s wounded warrior will be coming back to his home soil for the first time since being gravely injured while on patrol in Afghanistan earlier this year. U.S. Army Spc. Brandon Walden, a 20-year-old Penn Valley native who suffered life-threatening gunshot wounds after being attacked July 3 by an Afghan man wearing an Afghan National Security Forces uniform, has been making progress in his recovery and has reached the point where he was granted leave. His mother, Laura Cummins, who hasn’t been home since she flew to San Antonio to be at her son’s side in July, is eager …

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