Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Our Thoughts and Prayers are with our military men and women away from home during this Christmas and the holiday season

Here in the cold, Taliban-infested areas of eastern Afghanistan, 1st Sgt. Alan Robison is missing Christmas with his wife and children for the fourth time because of his deployments. 
"I'm really big on Christmas, so when I'm home my family really goes all out with the tree and lights on the house," he says. "When I'm not there, they don't do as much decorating." 
He and his men manage to muster some holiday cheer despite the distance from home. In between patrols in this hotbed of Taliban activity, he and his fellow troops decorated a tree. 
This year is the 12th holiday season that U.S. service members are in Afghanistan, and it is the time of year that troops can miss their families the most. But Christmas in Afghanistan is in some ways better for troops than it was in previous wars.
Read the whole story HERE.

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