Sgt. 1st Class Louis Rodriguez (right), an Army Reserve

Sgt. 1st Class Louis Rodriguez (right), an Army Reserve drill sergeant with Bravo Troop, 2nd Squadron, 415th Regiment, 1st Brigade, 98th Division holds the ashes of his best friend 1Lt. Ronald Alan Plunkett, a former 3rd Group Special Forces medic and physician's assistant, during a scripture reading from Chaplain Ronnie Duttmer (left), from the North Carolina National Guard, June 16, 2018 at Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Rodriguez honored Plunkett's final wishes to have some of his ashes spread on Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.