Christmas in Iraq
JOINT SECURITY STATION INDIA, Iraq-Spc. John Koskinen, a tanker assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, shows off his Christmas dinner Dec. 25. Soldiers celebrated the day with each other to keep their spirits high while away from their loved ones at home. Via Army.mil, 2010.
Troops in Iraq
Soldiers of Command Post-North, Task Force Marne, listen as Brig. Gen. Tom Vandal, reads the book “The Soldiers’ Night Before Christmas” on Christmas Eve. Photo provided by U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel Nelson, 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 3rd Infantry Division , Mosul