There are small signs of the season across Iraq, where thoughts of the
friends and loved ones they miss weigh heavier than usual on the minds
of U.S. troops.
But for most, Christmas is just another day.
“In the back of your mind you think about it, but there are no
holidays in Iraq,” said Staff Sgt. Brandon Scott, a 35-year-old from
Woodbridge, Va., and the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, which
is part of the Army's 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry
Division.
From The Associated Press, 12/24/06:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/22/iraq/main2291958.shtml?source=RSSattr=Politics_2291958
'There Are No Holidays In Iraq'
BAGHDAD, Dec. 24, 2006
(AP) A roadside bomb killed three American soldiers and wounded
another in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday.
“Their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device at
approximately 12:20 p.m. in east Baghdad” on Saturday, the military
said. The soldiers were from the 89th Military Police Brigade.
A fourth soldier was killed in Diyala province, east of Baghdad, and
another wounded.
The military says they were assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division.
At least 2,969 members of the U.S. military have died since the March
2003 start of the Iraq war, according to an Associated Press count.
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Rightards don't know or care about that.
Harry
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