Pfc. Justo Baltasar, left, Staff Sgt. Jason E. Fincher, and Sgt. Anthony R. Sandoval pose while wearing their sniper ghillies before heading out Aug. 20, 2009 on a mission in Afghanistan for Task Force Wildhorse of Nevada National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 211st Cavalry Regiment. They received Bronze Star medals for valor for a later mission, Operation Bacha Strga, on Sept. 5, 2009, while attached to the 10th Special Forces Group during a joint mission in Laghman province with the French Foreign Legion. Baltasar is holding an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, while Fincher has an M-24 sniper rifle and Sandoval is carrying a shotgun for close combat situations. Photo courtesy of Jason E. Fincher

Pfc. Justo Baltasar, left, Staff Sgt. Jason E. Fincher, and Sgt. Anthony R. Sandoval pose while wearing their sniper ghillies before heading out Aug. 20, 2009 on a mission in Afghanistan for Task Force Wildhorse of Nevada National Guard’s 1st Squadron, 211st Cavalry Regiment. They received Bronze Star medals for valor for a later mission, Operation Bacha Strga, on Sept. 5, 2009, while attached to the 10th Special Forces Group during a joint mission in Laghman province with the French Foreign Legion. Baltasar is holding an M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon, while Fincher has an M-24 sniper rifle and Sandoval is carrying a shotgun for close combat situations. Photo courtesy of Jason E. Fincher