How many VETS have spent Christmas away from home.

[crazyjarhead]

Okinawa, Korea, Fuji, Persian Gulf (kuwait). Just another day to me

 

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[civilman1]

For me boot camp Christmas 1993, Qatar 2004 ,Iraq 2008 and Korea in Christmas last year. This year is going to be the best Christmas ever. Home with the wife and three little girls.

80',81',82'.....it's what we had to do. Merry Christmas BM !!!....

 

[nebstater]

I've spent many Christmas's away from home over the years, but only two while in the service. One at the Presideo, in San Francisco, in 1966, and the other at Long Bien in Viet Nam in 1967. Did get to see Bob Hope in country that year.

 

[digging wv]

I have spent numerous Christmas holidays away from home. Both when I was single and in the U.S. and while I was married and out of the countrry. I always volunteered to stand various duties so the married Marines could be with their loved ones. It was my Christmas gift for them.

 

[trusty]

2 on the USS Forrestal, 1 on the USS Independence in the Med. 1 on the USS Enterprise in the WestPac.

 

[DDEXPII]

Christmas, Iraq 2005

 

[Hogman]

Christmas 4 times in The Land of The Morning Calm.

 

[old marine]

1966 in VN. 1968 Purto Rico usmc

 

[floodcitykid]

Bien Hoa, 1970

Utapao Thailand 1971

Don't remember what the hell I ate at either one....

The flood City Kid

 

[Colonel Ken]

States: Fort Benning, GA 1984; Fort Rucker, AL 1991, Fort Leavenworth, KS 2003, Carlisle Barracks, PA 2007.

Victory Base Complex, Baghdad: 2005

Cedar (Small Forward Operating Base in southern Iraq): 2008

Scheduled for Afghanistan in 2013.

Thanks for serving

Aloha from Hawaii.

COL Ken

 

[dirtdigger1581]

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar 2005 and Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan 2008.

SSgt Torrey
USAF '04-Present

 

[ky.rebel]

Christmas VietNam 1968 & 1969 left Nam Nov.1970 was home for Christmas then. Went to Nam March 1968 Be glad when they all get home

 

[AeroMike]

I spent 7 of 8 years in the Army away on Christmas.

I think anyone that has served has spend Christmas away from family.

 

[Lost2Much]

Vietnam '69 Guard Duty-Truce was really in-effect with a full moon. It was truly a
"Silent Night"...............

 

[nsdq]

i don't celebrate, ft campbell KY 1999-2005 , 2003-2004 Iraq w/ 101st abn div

 

[Bayter]

Xmas 2008 COB Speicher Iraq
Xmas 2010 Bagram Afghanistan (Friday nights were steak nights, Loved it at the time but thinking back on it those were some pretty awful steaks! Were they even beef?! )

 

[nealb]

December 2010 - FOB Sharana, Afghanistan
December 1992 - Osan AB, ROK

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

RVN 1967.
Just one more day on my short timer calendar.

have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[TarheelPanner]

Dec 2008 USS Donald Cook (DDG-75)

 

[boris]

Seoul Korea 1970, nice place, Dad was guadalcanal, gramp France all way back to Bunker Hill.