Soldiers assigned to C Company "Comanche" 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment of 4th Brigade, 1st Armored Division "Highlander" pose with their company leaders after receiving their Purple Hearts in August. The Highlander Brigade -- the first unit to serve in an "advisory and assistance" role -- is deployed out of Fort Bliss, Texas and operates in Dhi Qar, Maysan, and Muthanna provinces in southern Iraq.