thedrifter
11-27-06, 08:00 AM
Thanksgiving Away
An American holiday in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province.
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Like their fellow servicemen back home, U.S. troops in Iraq enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, and in most cases the meal was served by officers and senior non-commissioned officers.
At Al Asad (the largest American base in the volatile Al Anbar Province), for instance, and at Husaybah on the Syrian border; Marines, sailors, and soldiers with Regimental Combat Team 7 feasted on turkey, ham, crab legs, prime rib, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, a variety of casseroles, pies, cakes, and any other treats the cooks and bakers could come up with.
At Combat Outpost Rawah, also in Al Anbar, Marines and sailors with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner and received a visit from Army Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., commanding general, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, who wished them a “Happy Thanksgiving,” praised their work, and urged them to keep up the good fight.
Following are a few pictures forwarded to National Review Online by Marine Staff Sergeant James M. Goodwin (the pictures were shot by Goodwin, Cpl. Michael S. Cifuentes, and Lance Corporal Nathaniel F. Sapp) —
click link to view pix's
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YWNlNzFjNzllZmQ2NmY0MTE4NjY2MTA0ZjljOGVkZDM=
Ellie
An American holiday in Iraq’s Al Anbar Province.
By W. Thomas Smith Jr.
Like their fellow servicemen back home, U.S. troops in Iraq enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, and in most cases the meal was served by officers and senior non-commissioned officers.
At Al Asad (the largest American base in the volatile Al Anbar Province), for instance, and at Husaybah on the Syrian border; Marines, sailors, and soldiers with Regimental Combat Team 7 feasted on turkey, ham, crab legs, prime rib, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, a variety of casseroles, pies, cakes, and any other treats the cooks and bakers could come up with.
At Combat Outpost Rawah, also in Al Anbar, Marines and sailors with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner and received a visit from Army Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., commanding general, Multi-National Forces-Iraq, who wished them a “Happy Thanksgiving,” praised their work, and urged them to keep up the good fight.
Following are a few pictures forwarded to National Review Online by Marine Staff Sergeant James M. Goodwin (the pictures were shot by Goodwin, Cpl. Michael S. Cifuentes, and Lance Corporal Nathaniel F. Sapp) —
click link to view pix's
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=YWNlNzFjNzllZmQ2NmY0MTE4NjY2MTA0ZjljOGVkZDM=
Ellie