U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Ihns, left, an infantry platoon sergeant, Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, from Massillon, Iowa, visits with an Afghan boy at the gate at Forward Operating Base Torkham Gate, Afghanistan, in December 2010. Ihns, one of the unit's most respected leaders, will be retiring at the end of the deployment after 25 years of service in the Army.