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In Iraq, Thanksgiving Just Another Day on Patrol

Being a vet myself, I know how hard it is to be away from family and friends during the holidays.

This Thanksgiving, please do not forget our servicemen and women away from their homes who arre doing their collective duties for a grateful nation.

An AP newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:

Huddling together in the cold, U.S. Marines of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion spoke Thursday about missing family and friends back home for Thanksgiving while on patrol near the Syrian border.

The Marines are scouting the remote, desert area along the border looking for smugglers and foreign fighters trying to slip into the country from Syria.

The area, one of the most dangerous in Iraq, was the scene of brisk fighting this month as Marines drove insurgents out of three towns near Qaim, 200 miles northwest of Baghdad.

“Serving my country is important but losing friends makes me more thankful for what I have and for what I used to take for granted,” said Cpl. Brian Zwart, 20, of Fruitport, Mich., who mans a 25mm canon atop an armored personnel carrier.

posted by Fergie @ 11/24/2005 10:11:00 AM