Prior to returning to command the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment in Afghanistan, then-Army Capt. D.J. Skelton, left, is pictured with his first sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class James O. Bishop while in command of Company E, 229th Military Intelligence Battalion. In Iraq in 2004, Skelton sustained grave injuries, and he fought for several years to stay on active duty and return to command in combat. Courtesy photo