Spc. Aaron Sims native of Suffolk, Va., left, Corpus Christi, Texas, native Spc. Benjamin Davila Jr., center, and Hesperia, Calif., native Spc. Joseph Baker, right, all armament technicians for Company D, 1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, show their true colors after receiving Army Commendation Medals (ARCOMs) with "V" device for valor for removing a smoking rocket pod from a battle damaged Apache so that it wouldn't harm the aircraft or Soldiers. They all have formed such a tight bond throughout the deployment that they no longer consider each other friends, but brothers, said Davila.