By Thomas J. Morgan
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- Quinn Rogan, a member of the Rhode Island National Guard who was wounded in Afghanistan, on Wednesday received the Wyatt Medal of Valor at the Wyatt Detention Facility Training Center, where he works as a correctional officer.
Warden Brian K. Murphy presented the medal at a ceremony, the center said in a news release.
Rogan's unit was attacked by enemy fire on Dec. 2, 2012, the center said. Rogan manned a tower machine gun and lethally engaged enemy combatants at close range. Eventually, the base was secured, but during the fire fight, Rogan was severely wounded.
Rogan is undergoing rehabilitation in Boston. He received the Bronze Star Medal with Valor and the Purple Heart.