Spc. Stephen Palmer, a West Greenwich, R.I., native and senior medic with Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), administers aid to a fellow soldier while conducting a medical training exercise at Camp Clark, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2012. Palmer’s lifelong passion for providing care is his main motivation behind his service to country.