U.S. Army Col. Viet Luong, commander of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Fort Campbell, Ky., congratulates U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Bougades, team leader with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, after Bougades reenlisted for six more years at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, May 7. Luong re-enlisted Bougades, the White Sulpher, W. Va., native, who escaped death when his vehicle was struck with an improvised explosive device on the same day as his re-enlistment appointment and birthday.