The Troops on Christmas Past

wsj ^ | 12/23/2014 | R Alexander

[w1n1]

While most of us celebrate Christmas each year in the warmth of our homes with family and friends, our military is not always so fortunate. During wartime and in peace, they may spend months or years overseas, with zero to little recognition of the holiday, and subject to dangerous conditions. This pictorial takes a look back at what some of our brave servicemen and women have been doing while serving overseas on Christmas.
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[x1stcav]

Thanksgiving 1970 in the field. Brought the whole company together into an NDP on a hill top and then the choppers started to arrived. Thermites galore! Turkey with all the primmings. Best thing about that day were cartons of naval oranges from Sunkist in California.

Oh, and fresh laundry. A two-fer.

Those were the days.

[squarebarb]

I hope we get some good pictures from the troops this year from Af’stan and Iraq.

[Terry L Smith]

Here’s a link to a grouping of photographs about “Operration Linebacker II”, “The 12-Day Air War”, The 1972 Christmas Air War”, of which I participated, i.e., 635th Combat Support Group, Royal Thai Naval AirField, U-Tapao, Thailand, 1971 - 1974.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVxLAzJlUOVUAmOxXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTBsa3ZzMnBvBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkAw—?_adv_prop=image&sz=all&va=operation+linebacker+ii

[clintonh8r]

Christmas, 1969......patrolling the Hai Von pass outside of Danang.

[Bigg Red]

Nice.

[Bigg Red]

Thank you for your service. Merry Christmas.

[Bigg Red]

Thank you for your service.

[Bigg Red]

Thank you for your service.

[clintonh8r]

Thank you. It was my privilege to serve.

Merry Christmas.

[w1n1]

Nice!