Story by Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace | 366th Fighter Wing | 05.13.2014
The night was bitter cold on the barren landscape as the platoon stealthily made its way across a dusty field. All but one of the Soldiers gazed hard through their Night Optical Devices, scanning the backdrop for insurgent presence. The final Soldier didn’t needs NODs to see, his nose alone could detect Taliban from across a field. That Soldier was Petty Officer 1st Class Valdo, a Navy......