Light emphasizes the left side of Sgt. 1st Class Pierce Williams' face where, along with his upper torso, he took the brunt of an improvised explosive device, Dec. 10, 2006. Williams, of Sturgis, S.D., an intelligence sergeant of future operations, for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recovered from second degree burns to his face, neck and hands, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and bi-lateral hearing loss. He still has a couple dozen pieces of shrapnel still in his body - reminders of his days as a battle-hardened infantryman.