in another case early last year in afghanistan, corporate eric dehart, a reservist from wisconsin and an engineer by trade, came up with a truly life-saving solution to reduce the ability of the taliban to place explosives in the drainage culverts under road beds. dehart developed a cone made of steel bars that would fit a variety of openings allowing water and debris to pass but not the implacement of ieds. he spent more than 50 hours of his own time cutting and welding to perfect his prototype and even wrote a field manual on how to install it. it was an immediate success. in fact units of the great 101st airborne division quickly adopted the device, placing more than 30 through kandahar province alone as soon as it was available. the dehart device has since spread to other units throughout afghanistan, and they are to this day building similar devices in a variety of shapes. corporal dehart has returned home to his wife and daughter, but he can be very proud that he made a lasting difference and prevented untold numbers of deaths and injuries through his initiative and expertise. i