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    Marines, sailors of ‘America’s Battalion’ celebrate Christmas in Afghanistan [Image 2 of 4]

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    Marines, sailors of ‘America’s Battalion’ celebrate Christmas in Afghanistan

    FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

    12.24.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Bussanich, 23, the assistant data chief for 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and native of Tuscumbia, Ala., sends an email while maintaining the battalion’s communication networks here on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. This Christmas morning, much like every morning of their seven-month deployment, the Marines and sailors of “America’s Battalion” donned their uniforms, tied their boots and began another workday. They celebrated Christmas with each other throughout the day and briefly shared it with friends and family by phone and internet. Another day complete, far away from their loved ones, they rested for the next day’s work, one day closer to returning home.

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    Date Taken: 12.24.2011
    Date Posted: 12.25.2011 08:37
    Photo ID: 503665
    VIRIN: 111224-M-MM918-002
    Resolution: 2100x1400
    Size: 2.28 MB
    Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, HELMAND PROVINCE, AF

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