Army Sgt. Robin Cameron stood guard outside the gate to a once opulent Iraqi shopping mall that now serves as a small U.S. military outpost trying not to think about what he was missing with his family on Christmas. On Christmas Day, there were about 146,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.
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While most of us were with our families over the festive period, 600 soldiers from the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment were serving in Iraq.
Among them was Leyland soldier Sergeant Philip Altree who has been back in Lancashire on a short visit with Commanding Officer Lt Col Gary Deakin. He spoke to the Citizen about life [...]

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Santa Sniper
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Momma is santa
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here are little recaps of our preparations and day at Landstuhl:
Christmas preparations

Christmas at Landstuhl
regular news posts will resume tomorrow…

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K-wal combat outpost in the village of Shakarat, Iraq

U.S. army soldiers from Blackfoot Company, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, enjoy their Christmas lunch at K-wal combat outpost in the village of Shakarat, in the volatile Diyala province, about 90 kilometers (60 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

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Queen Elizabeth is joining the YouTube generation.
Buckingham Palace on Sunday said the 81-year-old monarch will post her traditional Christmas Day message — normally broadcast on television — on the video-sharing Web site as well this year.
At the same time, a new Royal Channel has been unveiled on YouTube, allowing Web surfers to view the queen’s [...]

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I had no Christmas spirit when I breathed a weary sigh,
And looked across the table where the bills were piled too high.
The laundry wasn’t finished and the car I had to fix,
My stocks were down another point, the Dolphins lost by six.
And so with only minutes till my son got home from school.
I gave up [...]

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Beginning at 2:00 am MTN on Christmas Eve, you can track Santa Live as he makes his historic journey around the world!
This is exciting, as Santa travels fast and NORAD Santa Cams take photos of Santa and his reindeer! Download Google Earth (http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html  in preparation for tracking Santa in 3D on Christmas Eve.
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The spirit of Christmas takes flight
Neath the star of Bethlehem’s light
Filling hearts and minds with delight,
Joyfully we await Christmas Eve night.

Tis the season of good will and mirth,
Joy and love will encircle the Earth,
As we feel the Christmas spirit perform
Remember the beloved brave in uniform.
They’re in the mountains of Afghanistan
And on the high seas [...]

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