U.S. Army Spc. John Shurtz (right), from Huntington Beach, Calif., and Spc. Dallon Higgs (left), from Idaho Falls, Idaho, tend to a local Afghan boy at Forward Operating Base Kushmond in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6. The boy broke his arm after falling off a donkey and has received weekly check-ups from the Soldiers throughout his recovery. Shurtz, a combat medic, and Higgs, an Infantryman, serve with Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.