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Identical twins, identical Silver Stars Army News Service WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 22, 2003) — Following a Silver Star and Purple Heart award ceremony last week for Capt. Dave Hibner at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, he and his identical twin Capt. Dan Hibner wear the Army’s 4th highest medal. The awards recognize the twins’ actions during the 3rd Infantry Division’s assault on Baghdad. The brothers have been together for most of their careers. They both attended Kemper Military Academy ROTC. Following their graduation and reserve commissioning in 1993, they attended Purdue University and both served with the 423rd Infantry Regiment U.S. Army Reserves where they earned their Expert Infantry Badges. Upon Graduation from Purdue in 1996 they entered active duty. Their initial active-duty assignments parted them, but they linked up at the … Read entire article »