U.S. Army Sgt. Kenneth W. Westbrook, of Colorado Springs, Colo., fires at insurgents who trapped Afghan security forces and U.S. military trainers in a massive ambush Sept. 8, 2009, as they were approaching the village of Ganjgal. Westbrook was badly wounded in the neck shortly after this photograph was taken. He died later at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. (Jonathan S. Landay / MCT) (/Jonathan S. Landay / MCT)