Spc. Jason Maimes, a 130-pound wrestling captain at his Las Vegas high school, volunteered to carry a much larger soldier to safety during an ambush in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Jason Maimes)

Spc. Jason Maimes, a 130-pound wrestling captain at his Las Vegas high school, volunteered to carry a much larger soldier to safety during an ambush in Iraq. (Photo courtesy of Jason Maimes)