Iraqi National Guard troops gather to return after a joint early morning raid on insurgent targets by Iraqi and U.S. forces, during which 13 suspects were detained in Mosul, Iraq (news - web sites) Friday, Nov. 26th, 2004. 
U.S. army soldiers guard the scene near a body after two men were found murdered in Mosul, Iraq (news - web sites), Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004. The jihadist enemy will pay for these murders.
U.S. soldiers have their Thanksgiving meal at a dining facility in the U.S. military base of Camp Victory in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, November 25th, 2004.
.S. Army soldiers line up for a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Forward Operating Base Marez dining facility in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 25th, 2004.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Spc. Chris Pierce of Ft. Myers, Fl, uses an officer's satellite phone to call home to his family from his outpost in Mosul, Iraq, on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25th, 2004.
U.S. Army soldiers gather for a traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner at the Forward Operating Base Marez dining facility in Mosul, Iraq, 11-15-04.
President George W. Bush calls troops on Thanksgiving from his ranch in Crawford, Texas November 25, 2004.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment soldiers return to their vehicles after a joint early morning raid on insurgent targets by Iraqi and U.S. forces, during which 13 suspects were detained in Mosul. 11-26-04.
Iraqi 11-year-old boy Mowaffaq Abbas (R) plays football with his older brother Mohammed near anti-blast walls outside their house in Baghdad, November 25th, 2004. His heroes may be the same as any 11-year-old living in Europe or the United States, but therest of Mowaffaq Abbas's life could hardly be more different. A Baghdad schoolboy, Mowaffaq must regularly evade the threat of suicide car bombers, violent kidnappers and armed insurgents just to get to school each morning.
U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry soldiers relax near a space heater after a traditional Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and ham was delivered to their outpost in Mosul, Iraq Thursday, Nov. 25th, 2004.
November 26th, 2004, Flight deck personnel prepare an F-14D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 213 for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea. Photo by PH1 Greg Messier, USN
The 'Shooter' signals the pilot of an F-14-D Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 213 to bring his aircraft up to full throttle prior to being launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The Vinson is patrolling the Arabian Sea participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by PH1 Greg Messier, USN (Nov-2004)
http://www.defendamerica.mil/images/photos/pi120701a3.jpg> A B-1B Lancer moves closer to the refueling boom. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF (undated)
A B-1B Lancer from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing heads for Afghanistan in the late evening. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF (undated)
HYAKURI AIR BASE, Japan -- An F-15 Eagle takes off for a mission during exercise Keen Sword 2005. The exercise, which ended Nov. 19th, is designed to further increase the defensive readiness of Japanese and American forces through training in air, ground and sea operations, and to improve interoperability between the countries. The aircraft is assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)
Operation Iraqi Freedom -- Pilot kneels in front of F-16 Fighting Falcons resting on the flight line. Illustration by Bryan Snuffer
