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There we go . 1 to 1 ,

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A 25th Infantry Division band played

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some festive tunes to give a little

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holiday cheer and the boost the morale

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of troops serving away from their

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families . During the last thanksgiving

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celebration . On contingency operating

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base at her sergeant Christina collage

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says the band's mission is to inspire

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the hearts and minds of service members

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through their music . There's really

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not a lot of thanksgiving music . So we

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decided to start bringing in the

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holiday cheer a little early .

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Everyone is lined up to eat some turkey

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steamship round as well as everything

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else one would expect to see at a

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thanksgiving feast and with the end of

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Operation New Dawn in sight , this will

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be the last meal served in cobb batters

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defect as the base is shut down and

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handed over to the Iraqi military

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reporting from two little Iraq . I'm

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Specialist David Markey ,

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mm mhm .