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Got this from my boss last week while I was out of my office, thought I'd share.

(Feel free to disseminate) Hello all, This is the first of my holiday greetings from the glorious Middle East. I have settled in to the Groundhog Day routine that is life on base in Kuwait. Sleep, eat, work, eat work more, eat, gym. Do again. What day is it?!? It is like a Lather, Rinse, Repeat lifestyle taken all too literally. The one thing that saves your sanity is watching fellow troops come and go, knowing that one day it is suddenly your turn to head for the terminal. Work is busy and a significant contribution to the fight, so sense of purpose is not lacking. If you see a familiar face saying Merry Christmas on the television, it could be me. I’m the one wearing Desert Camo. Army Broadcast was here to record holiday greetings for hometown release this week, so pay attention when those of us in the fight come on the small screen in the evening. You might know some of us. Communications are good. Email is available most days and phone calls happen weekly. Mail has been arriving within 10 days. My APO is Matthew Lemmon (NO RANK) 16 ESOG, Unit 5 APO AE 09855 Care packages come and go quickly, so anything (mostly food) you care to send would be appreciated by all. The mess hall does their best, and it is a good effort with what they have to work with, but the weekly steak is tough and the seafood is not exactly Red Lobster. I will dine out early and often when I get home! Sunscreen and bug spray are abundant here and not as critical as winter arrives. Enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday with friends and family. As you do, please take a moment to remember those in harms way for the cause of freedom. And remember further, that despite the heated political debate, that we here in the fight believe strongly in the mission and that things we take for granted such as good schools, public infrastructure, religious freedoms, and constitutional rights are being brought to millions by unsung heroes for the first time in their lives. History calls and we have answered in a way that only the best trained, best equipped in the world can – as we always have and always will. One Team, One Fight. For God and Country, TSgt Matthew (Scott) Lemmon 16th Expeditionary Spec Ops Group