Well, just experienced my first Christmas away from home. I think the most impressive thing is how well the soliders that I serve with cope with being away from family.
These young men and women shared a holiday meal and then put on a couple of skits during a talent show. This sort of self entertainment is a time honored tradition in the military and it's always fun time had by all to be able to laugh amongst ourselves.
I ended up calling my family through the use of a satellite patch. I opened my gifts they had sent me through the Army Post Office system. A couple of DVDs (Starsky & Hutchand The Day After Tomorrow) and a grey sweat shirt. Considering it actually gets cold here at night, this simple gift will be useful and then become quite sentimental for the years to come.
In today's news apparently a couple of key suspects were caught. Hope that trend keeps up.
Well for now, Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to All!
Standing by...
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