The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, stationed on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., poses for a picture with Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, cavalry scout, grand marshal of the Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, and Medal of Honor recipient, at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, March 1. Carter received his Medal of Honor for his heroic actions as a specialist during the Battle of Kamdesh on his first deployment in Afghanistan. - The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, stationed on Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., poses for a picture with Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter, cavalry scout, grand marshal of the Downtown Rodeo Parade in Houston, and Medal of Honor recipient, at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, March 1. Carter received his Medal of Honor for his heroic actions as a specialist during the Battle of Kamdesh on his first deployment in Afghanistan.