U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Henry Flores III provides security as soldiers patrol Diwaniyah, Iraq, to assess area markets and residents' needs, Nov. 13, 2008. Flores is assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Eric Harris

U.S. Navy Capt. Robert P. Irelan, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Mark J. Desens, commanding officer of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carve the turkey before Thanksgiving dinner for Marines and sailors aboard Iwo Jima, in the Persian Gulf, Nov. 27, 2208. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick M. Johnson-Campbell

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Dwayne Edwards exchanges "high-fives" with students at Ma'an Primary School in Rutbah, Iraq, Nov. 21, 2008. To encourage community policing in the city, the Marines and Iraqi police officers distributed stuffed animals to the students and spoke to them about the joint commitment of the United States and Iraq to Iraq's security. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Paul Greenberg

U.S. Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Multinational Forces-Iraq commander, visits with troops on Thanksgiving Day ay Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2008. Odierno made several stops throughout the day to speak and eat with troops. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jerry J. Murphy

Edmund Nevaquaya, a member of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble, performs a traditional male Native American dance during a performance, Nov. 25, 2008, at the Victory Stage, Camp Victory, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Josh LeCappelain

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael Oates presents Urseloria Kanuho, a member of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble, with a certificate of appreciation following a performance, Nov. 25, 2008, at the Victory Stage, Camp Victory, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Josh LeCappelain

Baghdad soldiers and airmen wait in line outside the Ironhorse Oasis Dining Facility at Camp Liberty, Iraq, for their turn to eat the Thanksgiving Day feast, Nov. 27, 2008. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Lyndsey Dransfield

U.S. Army Col. Stephen G. Yackley helps dish out Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 27, 2008, to the servicemembers of Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan. Yackley is deputy to the commanding general, Police Development, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cliff Williams