Operation Noel

Marines.mil:
Capt. Jeff Barnes isn’t really Santa Claus, but don’t tell that to the Marines in Afghanistan.
“We are doing a care package delivery to austere [forward operating bases],” explained Barnes, a UH-1Y Huey pilot with Marine Light Attack Squadron 369. “I think since there’ve been helicopters around – in Vietnam, in Iraq, here in Afghanistan – on Christmas Day, we’ve helped the guys on the ground enjoy the holiday.”
So, early on Christmas morning, Barnes led a team of Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopters from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, en route to dozens of tiny combat outposts dotting the Helmand River.
“We’re going to places you might have a squad, a company,” said Barnes, a self-described ‘Marine Brat,’ whose family now lives in Las Vegas. “We picked places specifically because they’re very austere. They don’t get regular packages.”
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These guys deserve this an more.  Merry Christmas to the Marines in Afghanistan.

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