Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., receives an aerial tour of Camp Humphreys, South Korea, in a UH-60 helicopter to observe the local construction projects, Dec. 16, 2009. The funding for military construction projects throughout South Korea between the fiscal years of 2007-2015 is $412 million. U.S. Army photo by D. Myles CullenFrom the Front: 12/22/2009 -- Thunder Run
News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front. (New complete posts come in below)
Dispatches from the Front:
Michael Yon: Brian Williams to the Troops - 22 December 2009 - Kandahar, Afghanistan - Brian Williams from NBC emailed to me something for the troops. Brian is a Great American. "I was in Afghanistan about two months ago, and as usual the best part of the trip were the Americans in uniform who we met along the way. I think about all of you every day. I tell my civilian friends about you, and about what I've seen. They all know that you are the people I admire most. We toasted all of those deployed overseas at our Thanksgiving table, and we will on Christmas Day and on New Year's Eve. I appreciate your service, and we appreciate our freedom. We owe you all a staggering debt." (READ MORE)
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Update: Mudville has more. The link is here.