(25 Dec 2008) HEADLINE: First Person: Troops away for Christmas
CAPTION: U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq spend some time celebrating Christmas, while sending along holiday messages to family members back home. (Dec. 25)
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide of US troops taking photos with camel inside Camp Eggers
2. Close-up of camel
3. Various of soldiers playing basketball
4. Various of soldiers playing ball game
5. Wide of celebration
6. Pull out from banner reading (English) "Merry Christmas", soldiers trying to knock down bottles
7. Close up of bottles being knocked over
8. Various of soldiers posing for pictures with camels
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Dolores Lechnar, US soldier:
"Oh yes, at Christmas I especially miss my family because we have a lot of family traditions that we go through, but this year I can't be with them which is fine, I spoke to them on the phone. I miss them and love them very much."
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Ronnie Howard, US soldier:
"I would like to socialise with my family; cook dinner, have a good meal with my family and friends."
11. Various of soldiers getting Christmas dinner in canteen
12. Various of soldiers eating
13. Soldiers waving, UPSOUND (English) "Merry Christmas
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1. Tilt up from cake depicting Bible to Christmas decorations
2. Mid of Nativity scene
3. Pan of US troops inside canteen having their Christmas lunch
4. Various of US soldiers eating
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Jonathan Hilton, from Orlando, Florida:
''I just wish every body back home a Merry Christmas. I really miss my family. It is my second Christmas here. But I am really close to going home."
6. Wide of soldiers at restaurant having Christmas lunch
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sergeant Land Xavier, from Dallas Texas:
''I wish everybody a happy holiday and I'm glad to help out and to do whatever I can to be a part of the holiday."
8. US female soldiers having lunch
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sergeant Michael Serrano, from New Jersey:
''I would like to wish my wife Alexa and my three children Lexi, Julian and Mathew a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year."
10. Cutaway of Christmas card
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Captain Lee Cleghorn, from Washington DC:
''Wish for 2009, I cant wait to get back to my family, this is the second Christmas away. I Like to say Merry Christmas to my friends and my family. And really looking forward to get back home."
12. Cutaway of notice, reading (English) "Christmas card to send home. Free"
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sergeant Vanessa Johnson, South Carolina:
''I want to say Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to my son, my sisters, my Mum, my dad, my aunt. I love you everybody, take care."
14. Pan of restaurant
15. Wide of Christmas decoration
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