Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Ewer.
Soldiers load tables onto a vehicle to be transported to the Red Bulls Cafe dining facility in preparation for the “Serving Our Troops” event. The group cooked steaks for the Soldiers of Contingency Operating Base Basra, Dec. 12, to thank them for their service.
A large grill is unloaded by a group of Soldiers. The organization Serving Our Troops, out of Minneapolis, Minn., used the grills to cook steaks and thank the Soldiers for their service at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Dec. 12.
Soldiers enjoy made-to-order steaks, grilled by members of the organization Serving Our Troops, during an event designed to bring Soldiers and their families together and thank them for their support and service at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Dec 12.
Brian Leighton, native of New Brighton, Minn., singer with the G.B. Leighton Band, performs for Soldiers at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Dec. 12. Leighton was at COB Basra as part of the Serving Our Troops event.
Maj. Gen. Richard Nash, 34th Infantry Division commander, speaks from Contingency Operating Base Basra to Soldiers at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait and family members of 34th Inf. Div. Soldiers in St. Paul, Minn. Soldiers and their families, a world away, ate steak together and were thanked for their support and service during the event.
Soldiers with the 34th Infantry Division, based out of Rosemount, Minn., wave to their families at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Dec. 12. Soldiers on COB Basra were served steak prepared by an organization called Serving Our Troops to thank them for their service. Soldiers’ families back in St. Paul, Minn., and Soldiers at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait also ate with them.
Spc. Mike Ramos, native of Stacey, Minn., 34th Infantry Division military police entry control point team member, “blows out the candles” on his birthday cake at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Dec. 12. Ramos ate steak on his 22nd birthday with Soldiers on COB Basra while families back in St. Paul, Minn., and Soldiers at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait ate with them. The event was held to thank Soldiers and their families for their support and service.
