L-R:  Maj Roger P. Fox with his hands on his hips, A2C Alvin W. Curie holding the rifle, A2C Tommy C. Poole and Lt General William W. Momyer, just after the award ceremony. The blue mark was put on the proof photo to let them know that this was the photo that they wanted. The SKS is a Soviet 7.62x39mm caliber semi-automatic carbine, designed in 1945 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov.