This is me right before mission briefing about to head outside on a mission to fix IED craters. Picture was taken in Iraq in 2007 on LSA Anaconda, I was the driver of this truck and the bobcat all deployment long(though couple different trucks due to IEDs). I'm carrying my trusty M16A2 5.56, full combat load, As well a lock of one of my wife's curls in my left breast pocket where it stayed on every mission for 15 months!