Spc. Brian Solomon, 34th Inf. Div. main command post, Sgt. Jennifer Sheldon, 34th Inf. Div. administration NCO, and Staff Sgt. Paula Merns, 34th Inf. Div. analyst, take turns lighting the Menorah during a ceremony on the last day of Hanukkah, Dec. 19, at COB Basra. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney) (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)
Gifts donated from home, including Latkes, a food traditionally served during Hanukkah, line a table at the Hanukkah lighting ceremony held Dec 19 at COB Basra. Project Mot, a charitable organization based in Van Nuys, Calif. sends packages to deployed Jewish Soldiers and contributed many items for the celebration. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)
Sgt. Jennifer Sheldon, 34th Inf. Div. administration NCO, speaks about the tradition of Hanukkah at a lighting ceremony Dec. 19 at COB Basra. While Spc. Brian Solomon, a 34th Inf. Div. main command post Soldier reads from a prayer book. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)
Spc. Brian Solomon, 34th Inf. Div. main command post, Sgt. Jennifer Skeldon, 34th Inf. Div. administration NCO, and Staff Sgt. Paula Merns, 34th Inf. Div. analyst takes turns lighting the Menorah during a candle lighting ceremony at COB Basra, Dec. 19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)
Sgt. Jennifer Sheldon, 34th Inf. Div. administration NCO, unrolls the Torah as she explains the history of the holiday to Soldiers in attendance at the Hanukkah lighting ceremony Dec. 19 at COB Basra. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)
The Hanukkah Menorah, lit on the final day of the ?Festival of Lights.? A candle lighting ceremony was held at COB Basra, Dec. 19, celebrating the holiday. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)
