Pvt. Marvin Frisby (center, left to right), 2nd Stryker

Pvt. Marvin Frisby (center, left to right), 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Spc. Benjamin Rubino, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, and Sgt. Larry Blais, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, stand in front of soldiers from their respective brigades Aug. 2 at the 7th Infantry Division headquarters, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Frisby, Rubino, and Blais were recognized as the Bayonet Soldiers of the Month for various actions, and presented a certificate and commander's coin from Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza and Command Sgt. Maj. Delbert Byers, the division's commanding general and command sergeant major. "These soldiers standing before you today are here because they saved lives and even helped to give life," Lanza said. "We are so proud of these men and what they have done, and I am honored to be able to recognize them in front of their soldiers, friends and leadership."