Sgt. 1st Class Marshall Hier, a Pittsford, Vt., native and motor sergeant with the 131st Engineer Company, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, fights a flare-up while grilling steaks for his fellow Soldiers at Victory Base Complex, Baghdad, July 4. Heir and his comrades took a break from their daily routine to celebrate the Fourth of July with a cookout.