My Christmas in Iraq

25 December 2007, 1705PM
Marry Christmas everyone and I hope yours has been blessed and wonderful!
My Christmas didn't start out very well, but that comes with the job.
We ate an okay Christmas meal for lunch and that really was about it.

The Country of Iraq is very dry, cold and well...depressing! The only thing that really reminds us that it is Christmas, would be the defac(dinning facilities) and the MWR centers. Every now and then, you'll see a small fake Christmas tree in front of someone's trailer and thatis about it.

I really don't mind being here, as I can see the great impact that, we as Americans have made on the Iraqi's lives here. We have brought food, shelter, jobs, and most important, a chance for freedom! Something that so few Countries are given. We are helping them seethat through hard work and learning how to manage their poor but growing country, they to can enjoy life without the threat of another Saddam trying to take hold of their free will.

The reason Countries hate America, is due to the fact that we are allowed to wear what we please, to merry whom we love, to teach our children what we want them to know, to talk about what we think and do almost anything we want. We can pick the job of our choice, and not worry about how the government will control us. How I can serve my country and do it because I as a person, under my own free will!
Have you really sat down and thought about how amazing that is? How wonderful is our country, even with the hate and selfishness wanting to throw us down, we are able to enjoy our freedom?
Just thinking about that, makes my choice to serve my wonderful nation worth while!
I just wanted to tell everyone Marry Christmas from the other side of the world. May you have a blessed one,
Cat