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    Qatar general invites over 400 troops to beach home

    QATAR

    04.20.2008

    Photo by Dustin Senger 

    Area Support Group - Qatar

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Buddy Carr, from Spartanburg, S.C., receives a hooded falcon at a Qatar general's beach home, April 20. The Qatar armed forces chief of staff invited over 400 service members to enjoy beach activities, water crafts, falcon exhibitions, camel rides, all-terrain vehicles and Arabic cuisine. "I held an eagle once at a circus once," said Carr. "But how many people can say they held a falcon in Qatar?" Carr was participating in the U.S. Central Command rest and recuperation pass program at Camp As Sayliyah, a U.S. military installation in Qatar. Since it's inception in 2004, the program has provided over 155,000 war fighters, serving in Southwest Asia, a brief respite from combat operations. "This is a once in a lifetime experience!" he said. "This whole trip has been awesome!"

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    Date Taken: 04.20.2008
    Date Posted: 03.28.2012 11:21
    Photo ID: 85899
    VIRIN: 080418-A-9466S-214
    Resolution: 2000x1328
    Size: 2.19 MB
    Location: QA

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