Capt. Jose Armento, commander, Charlie Company, 2nd

Capt. Jose Armento, commander, Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pauses during a road building mission in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, recently as soldiers pull security. Spc. Grant M. Allen, 3rd Squad, 1st Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, of Highland, Calif., (top center), played an important role in the mission.