
Shown is a protective plate worn by Staff Sgt. Reginald Graham, A Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, a native of Columbia, S.C., during a mission north of Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Monday (Nov. 20, 2006). Graham was shot in the chest and the bullet barely caught the protective plate, saving his life. Photo by Sgt. Armando Monroig

Staff Sgt. Reginald Graham, A Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, a native of Columbia, S.C., reacts to being shot in the chest Monday. The bullet impacted just left of his name tape while he was on patrol north of Muqdadiyah, Iraq. Photo by Capt. Ted Stokes

Staff Sgt. Reginald Graham, A Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (center), a native of Columbia, S.C., displays the protective plate that saved his life. Graham was shot in the chest while on patrol north of Muqdadiyah, Iraq, Monday. Photo by Capt. Ted Stokes

Staff Sgt. Reginald Graham, A Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, a native of Columbia, S.C., was shot in the chest while on patrol north of Muqdadiyah, Iraq Monday. Shown is a close-up of where the bullet impacted his protective armor, which saved his life. Photo by Capt. Ted Stokes
Staff Sgt. Reginald Graham, A Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (center), a native of Columbia, S.C., and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Thompson, 6-9th Cav. command sergeant major, a native of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, serve Thanksgiving Dinner to Soldiers during Forward Operating Base Normandy's Thanksgiving celebration Thursday. Graham was shot in the chest by a sniper Monday (Nov. 20, 2006). The bullet barely caught his body armor, hitting the top of the protective plate. Photo by Sgt. Armando Monroig
Staff Sgt. Reginald Graham, A Troop, 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (center), a native of Columbia, S.C., serves Thanksgiving Dinner to a Soldier during Forward Operating Base Normandy's Thanksgiving celebration Thursday. Graham was shot in the chest by a sniper Monday (Nov. 20, 2006). The bullet barely caught his body armor, hitting the top of the protective plate. Photo by Sgt. Armando Monroig