U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael L. Graddy, an infantry platoon

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael L. Graddy, an infantry platoon leader from Los Angeles, assigned to Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Raider, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Task Force Bronco, discusses strategy with Afghan Uniformed Police chief, Col. Anam Shaw, left, before assisting in a clearing operation in Kot District, Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, July 19. Graddy and his soldiers helped in the joint operation that cleared a suspected insurgent hideout with help from two different AUP districts, the district sub governor and the Afghan district attorney.