The deaths of Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class James Layton, 22, of Riverbank, California, and fellow Marines in the Ganjgal Valley in Afghanistan have been overshadowed by controversies surrounding both Medal of Honor nominations and the reprimands of two U.S. Army officers for failing to order timely air and artillery support for the Americans and Afghans trapped in the ambush. (Handout photo via Modesto Bee/MCT) (Handout/MCT)