First Lt. Joshua Cotton, a chemical reconnaissance platoon leader with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion "Spartan," 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, receives his silver spurs for successful completion of the Spartan Spur Ride here May 9. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Quentin Johnson, 2nd BCT PAO/Released)