Lt. Col. Scott Efflandt, left, commander, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment shakes the hand of Spc. Timothy Wright of Company D, 2nd Bn., 8th Cav. Regt. and a native of Sault Saint Marie, Mich., after presenting Wright with an Army Commendation Medal (ARCOM) with "V" device and the Purple Heart during an awards ceremony on Camp Taji, Iraq, Sept. 7. Wright and three other Co. D troopers received the ARCOM with, "V" for valor, for actions taken during an enemy attack at an outpost in Tarmiyah, Iraq Feb. 22. Eleven of Wright's comrades also received the Purple Heart and one earned the Combat Medical Badge.