Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, commander,

Fayetteville, N.C., native Col. John H. Hort, commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, awards an Army Commendation Medal to New York City native Staff Sgt. Reggie Martinez, section sergeant, 3rd Platoon, Company B, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., at the Joint Security Station Istaqlal, Iraq, Jan. 23. Martinez was awarded for his efforts in capturing a suspected insurgent in the district of Istaqlal, Iraq, an area north of Baghdad, Jan. 21.