United States Army Spc. Kevin O’Connor, of Hingham, Massachusetts lays in wait under cover of darkness during an ambush set up by 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade to catch Taliban fighters who had fired on an outpost Friday, May 21, 2010, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

United States Army Spc. Kevin O’Connor, of Hingham, Massachusetts lays in wait under cover of darkness during an ambush set up by 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment of the 5th Stryker Brigade to catch Taliban fighters who had fired on an outpost Friday, May 21, 2010, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)