Top Holiday Traditions In The Military
9. Gluing Santa beard to your gas mask
8. Roasting chestnuts with an M4-A3 flamethrower
7. Draw up list of who’s naughty, who’s nice and who can’t run their 2 miles without wheezing like an infant
6. Christmas morning, getting to sleep in till 0530
5. You open a gift and surprise! It’s a khaki-colored t-shirt
4. Extra R&R for any personnel named Donner or Blitzen
3. There’s always plenty of parking at the mall when you’re driving a tank
2. Watching «Frosty» and crying my eyes out
1. Freeze-dried, shelf-stable, vacuum-sealed eggnog
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