Louisiana Guardsman, Spc. Kenneth D. Boyer, of Pineville, La., shows the cavalry spurs and Purple Heart ribbon awarded to him earlier in the day by the 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment commander, Lt. Col. William R. Rachal, of Breaux Bridge, La., and senior enlisted advisor, Albert L. Vanzant, of Campti, La. Boyer was a gunner for a vehicle that was struck by a roadside bomb and received shrapnel wounds from the explosion. He is expected to make a full recovery and will soon be on his way back to the U.S. to continue treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland.