Lt. Col. Cameron Cantlon, commander of 6th “Saber” Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and an Ettrick, Wis., native, congratulates Spc. Christian Cowan, a combat medic with A Troop, 6th Sqdn., 9th Cav. Regt. and a Van Buren, Ark., native, after he was awarded the Combat Medical Badge during a ceremony, April 29, at Camp Liberty, Iraq. The badge, created in 1945 by the War Department, is awarded to Army medics who performed medical duties while being engaged by the enemy.