Image Gallery
A collection of photos from the U.S. Army
White House Ceremony
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter gives his statement to the press after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013.
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White House Ceremony
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter gives his statement to the press after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013.
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White House Ceremony
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter gives his statement to the press after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama, at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013.
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White House Ceremony
President Barack Obama applauds U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter after presenting him with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013.
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White House Ceremony
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter waves to his family after being presented with the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013. Carter is currently stationed as a staff noncommissioned officer with the 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and lives with his wife, Shannon, and their three children.
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White House Ceremony
President Barack Obama congratulates U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter after presenting him with the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013. Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Carter was a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle.
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White House Ceremony
President Barack Obama prepares to bestow the Medal of Honor to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, left, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013. Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Carter was a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle.
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White House Ceremony
President Barack Obama conveys the heroics of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter to the audience gathered for the Medal of Honor ceremony in Carter's honor at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013. Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Carter was a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle.
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White House Ceremony
President Barack Obama conveys the heroics of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter to the audience gathered for the Medal of Honor ceremony in Carter's honor at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013. Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Carter was a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle.
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White House Ceremony
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 26, 2013. Carter was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Kamdesh at Combat Outpost Keating, Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2009. Carter was a cavalry scout with Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at the time of the battle. Carter is currently stationed as a staff noncommissioned officer with the 7th Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
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The Army Years
Staff Sgt. Jimmy Justice, a section leader, and Spc. Ty Carter sight in their M14 sniper rifles at the Observation Point Fritsche helicopter landing zone, June 2009, as an Afghan National Army soldier observes. The Soldiers wanted to collect data on how their bullets traveled at that particular altitude.
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The Army Years
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter participates in a meeting with the local authorities at an Afghan National Police compound in West Kandahar City, Afghanistan, sometime between May and July 2012. The U.S. forces regularly met with local officials and leaders to assess their needs and provide assistance the local authorities where needed.
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The Army Years
Spc. Ty Carter and Spc. Jonathan Adams, the Blue Platoon forward observer, look at the village of Kamdesh, Afghanistan, while on their first patrol out of Observation Point Fritsche, May 2009.
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The Army Years
Spc. Ty Carter and Spc. Jonathan Adams, the Blue Platoon forward observer, look at the village of Kamdesh, Afghanistan, while on their first patrol out of Observation Point Fritsche, May 2009.
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The Army Years
(Clockwise from top left) Spc. Ty Carter, Spc. Cody Floyd, Spc. Christopher T. Griffin, Sgt. Eric Harder, Sgt. John Francis, Staff Sgt. Kirk Birchfield, Sgt. Scott Potempa, Spc. Michael Scusa, Pvt. Edward Faulkner and Pfc. Daniel Rogers gather for a “thank you” photo at Combat Outpost Keating, August 2009, for the canned foods donated by Harder’s mother and her friends. Soldiers had a very limited diet at the remote outpost, with hot food being rare.
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The Army Years
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, with A Troop, 8-1 Cavalry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, stands guard at a hasty traffic control point in West Kandahar City, Afghanistan, sometime between May and July 2012.
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Family & Friends
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter and his family, son Jayden, wife Shannon, daughter Sehara, and daughter Madison in a family photo taken on their farm in Yelm, Wash., July, 2013.
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Family & Friends
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter's daughter Madison holds a chicken on their family farm in Yelm, Wash., July, 2013.
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Family & Friends
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter's children, daughter Madison, daughter Sehara, and son Jayden on their family farm in Yelm, Wash., July, 2013.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter and his daughter Madison pause for a photo on Carter's wedding day, March 17, 2012, along the waterfront in Tacoma, Wash.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter goes crabbing for the first time, on South Puget Sound in 2011.
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Family & Friends
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter's wife Shannon, his daughter Sehara, his son Jayden, and his daughter Madison, along with family dogs Nala and Karma, pause for a photo along the rim of Crater Lake, Ore., during a family vacation, June 2013.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter pauses for a final photo with his wife Shannon before deploying from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 2012, with A Troop, 8-1 Cavalry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. This was the last time they would see each other for more than six months.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter dances with his mother Paula Carter during his wedding reception, March 17, 2012, along the waterfront in Tacoma, Wash.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter and his wife Shannon see the sights in New York City, December 2011. The Carters were in New York to attend the USO Gala, where Ty received a military leadership award.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter makes sushi for his family at his apartment near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in February 2012.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter and his wife Shannon, pause for a photo on their wedding day, March 17, 2012, along the waterfront in Tacoma, Wash.
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Family & Friends
Sgt. Ty Carter and his buddy William Hahn attend a wedding near Fort Carson, Colo.
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Family & Friends
A young Ty Carter and his sister, Amber, try on letterman jackets, a gift from their maternal grandparents, on Christmas day in 1997.
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Family & Friends
Ty Carter sits for his fourth grade portrait at Gehringer Elementary School in Oakley, Calif., 1990.
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Ty Carter sits for his third grade portrait at Gehringer Elementary School in Oakley, Calif., 1988-1989.
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Ty M. Carter sits for his first grade portrait at Gehringer Elementary School in Oakley, Calif., 1986-1987.
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Meritorious Service Medal
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter (left) receives the Meritorious Service Medal from Maj...
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Medal of Honor recipent Staff Sgt. Ty Ca...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter talks with Dr. Jack Obusek, director of the U.S. Army ...
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Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty C...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter looks on as Kristina Howard, a NSRDEC food technologis...
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Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty C...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter listens to Clinton McAdams, a NSRDEC mechanical engine...
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Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Cart...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter greets Natick resident and Gold Star father Paul Monti...
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Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty C...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter talks to Soldiers assigned to NSRDECs Human Research a...
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Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty M...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter participated in the ceremonial puck drop and openin...
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Medal of Honor recipient tours USC Insti...
Shown is Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter and his wife Shannon with Clarke Lethin, mana...
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Medal of Honor recipient tours USC Insti...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter meets Ellie, a virtual human that is part of ICTs SimC...
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Medal of Honor recipient tours USC Insti...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter interacts with a virtual bartender Rio Laine and with ...
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Medal of Honor recipient tours USC Insti...
Shown are Staff Sgt. Ty Carter and his wife Shannon inside Light Stage X, an illuminated sphere used...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Carter visits San Diego, W...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter and his wife Shannon receive a standing ovation from the Michie Stadium...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Carter visits San Diego, W...
Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter poses with Shamu after her big performance at sea world San Diego. Carter r...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Carter visits San Diego, W...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter rides the Army Mule at Michie Stadium at the U.S. Military Academy at W...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Carter visits San Diego, W...
Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter poses for pics with veterans and others at the San Diego Padres vs San Franc...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Carter visits San Diego, W...
Staff Sgt. Ty Carter took time to speak to the Corps of Cadets, and participate in a panel-discussio...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Carter visits San Diego, W...
Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter greets kids and poses for pics with families after being honored at sea worl...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter stands on stage in the Pentagon Auditorium just before being inducted i...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter stands at attention alongside his family while the national anthem play...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. John F. Campbell applauds Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter during C...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal welcomes prior recipients of the Medal of Honor durin...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal gives remarks during Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carters in...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter gives remarks during Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carters indu...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter gives remarks during Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carters indu...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter receiving a framed copy of his citation during his induction ceremony i...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter being presented with the Hall of Heroes plaque during his induction cer...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter being presented with the Medal of Honor Flag by Deputy Secretary of Def...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter and his wife Shannon holding the Medal of Honor Flag just after being p...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter talking about the support from his family during his induction ceremony...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter talking about the attack on Combat Outpost Keating during his induction...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter breaking down while talking about his lost comrades during his inductio...
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MOH recipient Staff Sgt. Carter inducted...
Medal of Honor recipient Staff Sgt. Ty Carter tells a Pentagon audience about the fierce battle in A...
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Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter Medal of Ho...
President Barack Obama places the Medal of Honor around the neck of Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter dur...
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President Speaks to MOH Audience
President Barack Obama cites the courage of Staff Sgt. Ty Carter who he presented the Medal of Honor...
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Medal of Honor Recipients Look On
Medal of Honor recipients look on as President Barack Obama cites the courage of Staff Sgt. Ty Carte...
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Carter in Afghanistan
Then-Spc. Ty Carter mans a position in Afghanistan. After losing eight members of his unit in a fier...
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Return to COP Keating: Second Soldier to...
Then-Spc. Ty Carter pauses during a patrol outside Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan, where he was...
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Return to COP Keating: Second Soldier to...
Then-Spc. Ty Carter poses with Afghan National Army soldiers at Obsevation Post Fritsche, Afghanista...
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Return to COP Keating: Second Soldier to...
Then-Spc. Ty Carter conducts reconnaissance from the highest point of Observation Post Fritsche, whe...
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Return to COP Keating: Second Soldier to...
Then-Spc. Ty Carter assumes a defensive position during a patrol outside Combat Outpost Keating, Afg...
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Return to COP Keating: Second Soldier to...
Then-Spc. Ty Carter conducts overwatch outside Combat Outpost Keating, Afghanistan. He and several o...
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Medal of Honor addresses the public
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in Headquarters ...
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Medal of Honor addresses the public
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in Headquarters ...
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Medal of Honor addresses the public
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in Headquarters ...
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Medal of Honor addresses the public
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in Headquarters ...
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Medal of Honor addresses the public
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in Headquarters ...
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Medal of Honor addresses the public
Staff Sgt. Ty Michael Carter, currently serving as a staff non-commissioned officer in Headquarters ...
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Overwatch near Dahla Dam
Staff Sgt. Ty M. Carter, part of a platoon fire team, 8-1 Cavalry, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, ...
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Near COP Keating
Spc. Ty Michael Carter provides security for Afghans voting on election day, from halfway up North F...
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Romesha leads charge to retake COP Keati...
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha, pictured here in Afghanistan in 2009, said being a scout was r...
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Romesha in Afghan Mtns
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha conducts overwatch in Afghanistan in 2009. Romeshas unit, Bravo...
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Romesha gear
Former Staff Sgt. Clinton L. Romesha on a mission in Afghanistan in 2009. One of his Soldiers credit...
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Lancer presented with George Van Cleave ...
Sgt. Ty M. Carter, a section leader with A Troop, 8th Battalion, 1st Calvary Regiment, 2nd Stryker B...
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Lancer presented with George Van Cleave ...
Sgt. Ty M. Carter, a section leader with A Troop, 8th Battalion, 1st Calvary Regiment, 2nd Stryker B...
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Lancer presented with George Van Cleave ...
Sgt. Ty M. Carter, a section leader with A Troop, 8th Battalion, 1st Calvary Regiment, 2nd Stryker B...
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