In a combat zone, the holidays sort of come and go without much fanfare. Sure, we have special dinners and some people put up decorations in their office, but it’s nothing like being home.
Back home, everywhere you go there are reminders that Christmas is upon us. Out here, everything is brown and dull. Getting into the Christmas spirit is something that quite literally has to come from within.
When I saw this little display here on Kandahar on Christmas Eve, it instantly took me home to a family tradition I miss. Each Christmas Eve we would drive around and look at all the Christmas lights. I have to say, though, that the best displays I EVER saw were up in Montana in 2009. Whole streets would compete with other neighborhoods as the most decorated and the yards would be amazing!
