Lt. Col. Shilisa Geter, left, commander of “Griffin” Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a McRae, Ga., native, pins a Bronze Star Medal onto the uniform of Capt. Selina Tolonen, public affairs officer with 2nd AAB and a Niceville, Fla., native, Oct. 1 at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The Bronze Star Medal is given for heroic or meritorious achievement or service and was first awarded during World War II.