Spc. Michael Carter earned a Silver Star for his heroism on a 60-foot, nearly vertical cliff in Afghanistan. He became the first U.S. combat cameraman to receive the military's third-highest decoration. (Photo courtesy of Michael Carter)

Spc. Michael Carter earned a Silver Star for his heroism on a 60-foot, nearly vertical cliff in Afghanistan. He became the first U.S. combat cameraman to receive the military’s third-highest decoration. (Photo courtesy of Michael Carter)