Lt. Col. Andrew C. Gainey (second from left), commander

Lt. Col. Andrew C. Gainey (second from left), commander of 1st ‘Lightning’ Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, United States Division – Center and a Columbia, S.C., native, presents the Combat Action Badge to 2nd Lt. Andrew Cotter (right), with Battery B, 1st Bn., 7th FA Regt., 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD-C and a Providence, R.I., native, Jan. 12, at Joint Security Station Loyalty, Iraq. A convoy in which Cotter was riding was struck by an improvised explosive device in November. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Brian Cotter)