Thanksgiving at Combat Outpost in Afghanistan

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The days start early -- combat outpost Nevada in Afghanistan and our province even on Thanksgiving.

Pretty much regular day for us I mean.

Does stay vigilant have guys -- in there there is security.

2000 feet above the valley is being cold remote and so small most days talkies -- -- two soldiers living here.

It's not quite -- -- the -- -- but we do -- and surveillance blimp circling above trying to keep these guys in the valley city from the insurgents here in this area.

Okay in the top army commander for -- are probably just arriving here at combat outpost that that is part of a effort to try to with the -- here happy Thanksgiving.

Since today's Thanksgiving -- -- has been brought in by visiting commanders on helicopters.

9:50 in the morning helicopter just brought the Turkey and stuff in everything and it comes in these Green boxes.

We will be available all day for the troops here.

Often this we can hear gunfire there really are no days off here and -- innocent right now the Taliban are attacked in an Afghan army.

Once the fighting dies doubt -- This -- -- -- grandmother's dining room but compared to how these guys normally this is an absolute beast.

-- -- give you a sense of how small this bases they're actually eating on the roof of where they sleep every single day.

Can -- -- clicking you know put.

The biggest thing is is leftovers -- -- for -- -- -- as well as mixed emotions of left over her union.

You know but.

I was struck him that Turkey though there -- you know it is gonna get up here.

Is it possible to really enjoy Thanksgiving while at -- -- Nevada in Afghanistan.

Well pretty much we we enjoy amongst ourselves you know -- got to remember that an Afghanistan that's ticket placement.

So pretty much -- -- -- others can keep guys in -- payers include our province eastern Afghanistan Carter Powell Fox News.

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