Spc. LaFena Washington, human resources, 34th Infantry Division, from Minnetonka, Minn., claps for Joshua Revak, himself a veteran of recent conflicts, after being treated to a song over Skype Dec. 19 at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq. Revak was one of several volunteers at St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, Minn, who showed up to support deployed Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin R. Kibbey)
Volunteers show off a bucket of cookies over Skype to Spc. LaFena Washington, human resources, 34th Infantry Division, from Minnetonka, Minn., Dec. 19 at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin R. Kibbey)
Chaplain (Lt. Col) John Morris, 34th Inf. Div. chaplain, talks on Skype with Brad Walton, organizer for the cookie packing event at St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights, Minn., Dec. 19, at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq. This is the second such event Brad Walton, a radio personality with WCCO, Minneapolis, has organized.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Benjamin R. Kibbey)