Combat Camera: Thanksgiving 2006

Soldiers from the 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division stop for a line of turkeys crossing the road in Mosul, Iraq, Nov. 3, not far from the Turkish border where the gobblers may have originated. Photo by Sgt. Antonieta Rico, November 22, 2006

When 1st Lt. Rosanna Vasquez Brown stepped off a plane at Fort Campbell, Ky., Nov. 20, a few days before Thanksgiving, she was greeted and hugged by her whole family -- their first reunion since 9/11. Here, she hugs her daughter Elisa, as her husband, Master Sgt. Mark Brown smiles after a welcome home ceremony at Campbell Army Airfield. Rosanna, stationed at Fort Campbell, is currently serving in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division as a physician assistant in the Baghdad area. She also is a treatment platoon leader for a group of 25 Soldiers. Rosanna has been approved for a Bronze Star Medal. Mark served two tours in Iraqi and one combat tour in Panama in 1989. His awards include two Bronze Star Medals. While in Iraq, his team was responsible for training thousands of Iraqi soldiers. Photo by Kelli Bland, Fort Campbell Courier November 21, 2006

Ali Al Salem, Kuwait (Nov. 22, 2006) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter wishes Sailors and Marines stationed at Camp Moreell a Happy Thanksgiving and gives thanks for their service during his visit to Ali Al Salem, Kuwait. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED)

Tech. Sgt. Charles Allegretta hands Staff Sgt. James Lotz a case of apple pies that will be baked for the Thanksgiving feast. More than 130 pies were ordered in all flavors -- pumpkin, sweet potato and pecan included. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jason Tudor)

Al Anbar, Iraq (Nov. 23, 2006) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter takes a moment in prayer with U.S. Marines and Sailors stationed at Camp Fallujah. The SECNAV is in Iraq to wish all a Happy Thanksgiving and give thanks for their service during his visit. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED)

U.S. soldiers serve food to fellow soldiers as they celebrate Thanksgiving Day at a U.S. military camp in the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad November 23, 2006. Pool/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ)

Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at Bagram air base, 35km (21miles) north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Around 20, 000 U.S. soldiers remain based in Afghanistan since the collapse of the Taliban in late 2001. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

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NEWSBYTES

Pausing to reflect on blessings, freedoms
Monday, 27 November 2006
By Gen. George Casey
Commander, MNF-I
The American Thanksgiving holiday provides an opportunity to pause and reflect on the many blessings and freedoms that each of us enjoy –and for the many reasons each of has to be thankful. I am thankful that you and all the members of this great Coalition have been instrumental in bringing freedom to a nation that had known none for decades.

U.S. Soldiers Share Thanksgiving Tradition With Iraqis
By Staff Sgt. Angela McKinzie, USA
Special to American Forces Press Service
YUSUFIYAH, Iraq, Nov. 24, 2006 –- In 1620, natives of England sailed to the Americas in hopes of a better future, but suffered a devastating first winter. At the beginning of the following fall, 46 of the original 102 pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower to America had died, making the harvest of 1621 a special occasion to the survivors.

Patriotism, Country Music, Humor Greet Troops in Afghanistan on Thanksgiving
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Nov. 23, 2006 (AFIS) -– U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan are the embodiment of the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage, country singer Michael Peterson told troops here today during a Thanksgiving concert.

Troops to get holiday meals
NATICK, Mass. (Army News Service, Nov. 22, 2006) -- The holidays are going to be a little bit tastier for warfighters serving in Iraq and Afghanistan thanks to a team of scientists at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. Read.

Preparation key to Turkey Day in Iraq
CAMP LIBERTY (CENTCOM) -- Thanksgiving Day has historically been the biggest meal military dining facilities serve around the globe. This year’s banquet in Baghdad will be no exception. Read.

Marines Observe Thanksgiving in Iraq
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -- From their positions across Iraq's dangerous and insurgent-dominated Anbar province, more than 20,000 Marines quickly and quietly marked Thanksgiving on Thursday - then got back to work.

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