SSG oseph Faulkner, top of the stairs, a native of Evansville, Ind., and SFC Larry Doerfler, a native of New Braunfels, Texas, both of the Fort Stewart, Ga.-based C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, move tactically up a stairwell while clearing each floor of an apartment building in Adhamiyah, Baghdad. The Soldiers were searching for a suspected bomb-maker believed to be hiding out in the building.
Pic: SGT Michael Pryor