(From left) Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Cervantes and Col. Burt Thompson of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, with Interpreter John Mardo. 2008. (Center) Pfc. Casey Long of the Tennessee Army National Guard. 2008. (Right) Sgt. Tim Johannsen and his wife, Jacquelyne Kay, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where Johannsen spent 2 1/2 years after losing his legs on his second tour in Iraq. 2008. (Courtesy of Platon)
