British army firefighters wearing Santa Claus hats cheer during a Christmas lunch in Multi-National Division (MND-SE) headquarters, at Basra International Airport, in Basra, 550kms southeast of Baghdad(AFP/Mauricio Lima)
An Iraqi boy smiles after receiving a Christmas hat from a US soldier sitting on top of an armoured vehicle while securing the area of where the main international media are based in central Baghdad(AFP/Abdelhak Senna)
U.S. soldiers enjoy Christmas dinner at their camp in Baghdad International Airport, Iraq (news - web sites), Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
A cake with the US flag is seen inside the dining facility as US soldiers of 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment, (1-22) of the 4th Infantry Division, queue for the Christmas lunch in Tikrit's military base, Iraq (news - web sites), Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
U.S. soldiers based at the Task Force Ironhorse military base in Tikrit dance into the night during a Christmas eve party, late December 24, 2003. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
PV2 Toney Mashon from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a member of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division, Task Force Ironhorse, enjoys a Christmas eve party at a military camp outside the town of Baquba, in central Iraq (news - web sites), late December 24, 2003. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
A US soldier from the Ist Armoured Division Artillery dressed up as Santa Claus arrives at a Catholic orphanage in Azamiya, north of Baghdad, to distribute donated toys(AFP/Henghameh Fahimi)