SPC Casey M. Cooper, military policeman, 617th Military Police Company, Richmond, Ky., stands at parade rest during an awards ceremony at Camp Liberty, Iraq, June 16, 2005. Cooper was awarded the Purple Heart and Bronze Star with (V) device at the ceremony for his actions during a March 20, 2005 firefight in which he and fellow Soldiers thwarted an ambush by more than 30 anti-Iraqi forces. Pic: SPC Jeremy D. Crisp