Thanksgiving 2007: Grateful troops receive a hot meal at Patrol Base Murray -- Credit: Silvia Spring

For the troops at Patrol Base Murray, Thanksgiving dinner arrived in 16 green plastic shipping containers around two o'clock in the afternoon. The meal had made the 45-minute truck ride from forward operating base Falcon (moving during the middle of the day, when it's safest) to get here hot for the troops, who lined up quietly with their plastic plates and utensils before moving down the cafeteria-style serving line.