Private First Class Abraham Figueroa, 19, of Chicago, Illinois, prepares to ford a stream while on patrol in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Figueroa's Charlie Company, with the 82nd Airborne Division's 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Fourth Brigade Combat Team, Second Battalion endured high casualties during its year-long tour in Afghanistan. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT) (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)