Camp Eggers celebrates Thanksgiving with carnival

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Clifton Williams | Taking aim, Petty Officer 3rd Class Odell Hudson gets ready for his final shoot of the free-throw competition. For every game won, tickets were given for a raffle of various prizes at Camp Eggers' winter carnival, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Kabul Thanksgiving Day.  

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

11.27.2008

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Clifton Williams 

NATO Training Mission Afghanistan

By Petty Officer 1st Class Cliff Williams
Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Service members at Camp Eggers marked Thanksgiving Day 2008 with good food, games and laughter, as Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan celebrated with a winter carnival.

With a joint military command of more than 1,000 personnel away from home during the holidays, morale, welfare and recreation personnel sought to make the holiday memorable.

"Thanksgiving back home for me is always a huge gathering, so being away from home during the holidays is hard," said Petty Officer 3rd Class Odell Hudson. "But today has been fun. It took away the thought of being away from home for the holidays."

Camp Eggers personnel participated in various competitions, including darts; football and softball throws; and pie- and hot dog-eating competitions. Prizes were offered, and camel rides were also available around base.

CSTC-A provides advisors, mentors and trainers to help the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior with organizing, training, equipping and supporting Afghan national security forces in order to defeat the insurgency; provide internal security; extend and enforce the rule of law; set conditions for economic development; and gain the trust and confidence of the citizens of Afghanistan.

• Date Taken: 11.27.2008
• Date Posted: 11.27.2008 10:18
• Story ID: 26881
• Location: KABUL, AF