Christmas At An Afghan Forward Operating Base -- Stars and Stripes
FORWARD OPERATING BASE GAMBERI — On Christmas morning, Spc. Clarecea Smith’s three children will be tearing open presents with family by their side, including Smith’s husband, her parents and her little ones’ aunts and uncles. She said she can’t wait to see the look on her 5-year-old son’s face when he gets his brand new four-wheeler.
Of course, that will have to be over Skype, since she’s on this small forward operating base in Afghanistan serving with the 5th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery. By the time her family’s Christmas Day starts in South Carolina, it’ll be about 8 p.m. here, and Smith’s Christmas will almost be over.
Like many deployed soldiers, she’ll spend Christmas Eve at work. From 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., she’ll be acting as the noncommissioned officer in charge of flight operations.
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My Comment: There was a time in my life when I had to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day .... and I did it for four years. Bottom line .... it sucks. But it is a sacrifice that I was willing to do then .... and I am sure that many of our servicemen and women are more than willing to do it today (albeit reluctantly in some cases)..
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