Thanksgiving "Downrange"-- now with a link to the Skins "america supports you" pics.

[rtbasye]

Hey everybody-- a Late Happy Turkey Day to you all!! I figured I'd post a few pics of me and my team here in Iraq-- if anybody has friends and fam or yourselves from their holiday-- post em here. Hail!

http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/americasupportsyou/PhotoEssay.aspx?ID=233&ImageID=5466

Hey-- I figured this was noteworthy, but didnt deserve its own thread because I couldnt find the video spot- if i do, I'll make a new thread just for it. Anyways on AFN (Armed Forces Network for you peace lovin' civilian types) celebrities occasionally have little video spots where they mention "hey everybody at home supports you, come home safe" etc. Normally its just your usual suspects- country music stars like "Alabama," The president of the VFW, Congressmen, has been rock stars, and the like. Well on Thanksgiving Day, it definitely brought a tear to my eye when I saw MY TEAM---- none other than Jason Campbell, Clinton Portis, Antwan Randall El, Jason Taylor, Jon Jansen, Rock Cartwright, Pete Kendall (a few more too) on AFN wishing us all over here safety and their support. I'm a bit to old to idolize football stars as heroes- but its difficult to put into words how happy it made me feel to see the stars of the team I metaphorically live and die with for 17 weeks (hopefully more this year!) of the year speaking to us over here.

On top of all of that-- its not like the team is out there using this spot to enhance their own publicity in the media (lord knows mr snyder could use some good press) Thanks to the skins for taking a little time to provide us some cheer up this geographically challenged skins fan!

[rtbasye]

a few more pics.

[Dictator]

Happy belated Thanksgiving. Stay Safe.

[THEREALTOR1]

Happy belated Thanksgiving rt. Thank you for your service to our country. Stay safe, and hope you get back home soon.

[jpillian]

Gotta love Thanksgiving in Kirkuk!

Thanks for your service, stay safe, and God bless.

[The 12th Commandment]

Glad to see ya safe bro! There's a place in heaven for you just because you had to eat that dinner. lol

[Mad Mike]

Happy thanksgiving!

Thanks for doing what you do and the sacrifices you make for us all. Stay safe.

[Monte51Coleman]

Great to see you enjoying a little bit of home while so far away.

[BigMike619]

Nice!! Ive done a few on a floating gray piece of **** and it is what you make it.

Thanks for being there brother, you stay safe..

[Kosher Ham]

Thanks so much for your service. Looks like you had a good turkey day.

Can't wait for you to get back home bro.

[ZoEd]

You're at Kirkuk? If you see any of the RED HORSE guys running around tell them Huff says hello.

Happy Turkey day brother, hope all is going well for you.

[Teller]

Happy Thanksgiving, and thanks for your service. Hopefully we'll see you home...safe and SOON!!!

[rtbasye]

i figured i'd give this a self serving bump-- oh, and more people will see the link to the skins' pics.