Duran earned his CIB in 2008 while deployed in Afghanistan with the 1st Infantry Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, serving in Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment. Two years ...

The challenge was conceptualized by Lieutenant Chris Cocoris and Captain Brad Torpey of 1st Infantry Battalion ... with Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division.

They were then assigned to the 35th IPSD, or Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog), part of “Big Red 1” the 1st Infantry Division. It was a small group of 18-20 that had an Army Ranger as Commanding Officer ...