one commander said, "yllescas was an extraordinary person to be around. he brought that lead-from-the-front mentality to his work." another soldier who served with the him said, "rob was strong as an ox with a smile as big as nebraska." over the next several years, life became fast-paced for the yllescas family. rob deployed to iraq in 2003 for a year and then he returned for a second deployment in 2005 when the fighting grew more intense. returning home to nebraska in 2006, rob continued to excel in the military, later graduating from army ranger school. rob achieved the rank of captain and was assigned to the 6th squadron of the 4th cavalry regiment. he took control of the blackfoots. l after nearly two years of training and earning the respect of his troops, rob learned he was deploy to afghanistan. shortly before his deployment, rob and dina welcomed their second daughter, eva, on february 1, 2008. upon arriving in afghanistan, captain yllescas and bravo troop were stationed at camp keating. this outpost located in the eastern province of norstan was