Spc. Zachary Price, who serves as a combat engineer,

Spc. Zachary Price, who serves as a combat engineer, Company A, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, scans the area for threats while conducting a combined arms route clearance mission in Kunar Province, Oct. 15, 2013. The purpose of the mission is to ensure that the roads are clear of improvised explosive devices.
“I feel that this is the most important job in the war,” said Price, a native of Maysville, Ky., “[The] IED is the biggest threat against our forces, so if I can go out and mitigate that threat … that’s what I want to do.” (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Saslav, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)