Sgt. Patrick Peterson, an Army combat medic and a recent Fort Benning (Ga.) Airborne graduate, watches while his proud father, Marine Mike Peterson, ANGLICO (Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company), pins on his wings. Patrick will soon be headed from the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment at Fort Polk, La., to Germany to join the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

Patrick was a 2010 Auburn Mountainview High School graduate and a Troop 401 Eagle Scout.