U.S. Navy commander and chaplain Lewis Dolan leads a multi-denominational mass Friday at Kandahar Airfield. Troops at this NATO base in southern Afghanistan are celebrating Christmas by decorating trees and doing last-minute shopping on the boardwalk. Steve Rennie/The Canadian PressU.S. Troops Celebrate Christmas Afghan Style -- FOX News
U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan will treat Christmas like most other days – they will plan patrols and hope the day ends with no casualties.
The troops, who are at Patrol Base Talibjan living in the Taliban heartland of Musa Qala district, can expect a chemically heated meal of preserved meat and a few presents, AFP reported.
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