Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Christmas in Uniform (mostly)

A U.S. soldier of 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry feeds his puppy at a U.S. military camp in JSS Sadr City in Baghdad December 24, 2008. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (IRAQ)


A U.S. soldier walks past a wall with Christmas cards sent by supporters of the U.S. from the United States at a U.S. military camp in JSS Sadr City in Baghdad December 24, 2008. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (IRAQ)

U.S. soldiers wear Christmas hats while serving dinner on Christmas eve to fellow soldiers of 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry at a U.S. military camp in Baghdad's Sadr City December 24, 2008. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (IRAQ)

U.S. soldiers of 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry sit under a Christmas tree at a U.S. military camp in Baghdad's Sadr City December 24, 2008. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (IRAQ)

Lt. Col. Don Phillips, team chief, Rapid Equipping Force, helps a young Iraqi boy run home during a kick ball game at a special holiday-themed Victory Base Council scouting event on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joy Pariante

Santa Claus interacts with boys and girls that participate in the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides clubs on Forward Operating Base Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. U.S. servicemembers, who volunteer to help teach the children team-building skills during their weekly meetings, handed out gifts to celebrate the holiday season. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua Powell


WARM GREETINGS - U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Pemrick greets two Iraqi men warming themselves with a hot drink in front of a busy sandwich shop in the Thawra 1 neighborhood of the Sadr City District of Bagdad, Dec. 18, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Michael Humpreys

TOY DELIVERY - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffrey Kellum hands a box of donated toys to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Long as they load up their vehicle with presents for the annual "Toys for Tots" program, Dec. 18, 2008. The toys, donated by Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, will be given to children less fortunate in the Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss., area. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Erick S. Holmes


JINGLE ALL THE WAY - U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Ward, dressed in the Santa suit, and 1st Lt. Philip Vrska, in the Christmas package, bring some holiday cheer to a 5K “Jingle” race sponsored on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Ward and Vrska are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1. While the festive pair didn’t place in the field of 64, they did complete the entire run in costume. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Emily Suhr

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