Staff Sgt. Kristopher Verrett, a Fort Myers, Fla.,

Staff Sgt. Kristopher Verrett, a Fort Myers, Fla., native greets a young boy while on patrol in the Rashidyah Nahia on Sept. 4, 2008 assisting the government of Iraq with security in this area northeast of Baghdad. Verrett serves as an infantry squad leader with Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment "Wolfhounds," 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team "Warrior," 25th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad.