Photo by U.S. Army Spec. Amanda Brown

PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Sgt. Kendy Phommavong and Spec. Thomas Zbinden, Soldiers from D Company, Task Force Phoenix, are the winners of the Dec. 17 Soldier of the Month Board. Zbinden, a native of Long Valley, N.J., literally won the board by a fraction of a point. Two of his peers he competed against in the board were very close to his score of 144. Phommavong is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii.