What was the funniest Christmas event that you participated in while stationed or deployed?

PFC Robert Morrison — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:15:47 -0500

I got this photo sent to me and it started me thinking of some interesting things we did to motivate ourselves during the silly season. Like some of the most non-PC secret Santa gifts that would never pass muster today.

Response by MSgt Daniel Attilio made Dec 23 at 2015 12:18 PM

MSgt Daniel Attilio — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:18:17 -0500

Nothing that compares to Gunny Clause. Didn't see that uniform at cash sales.

Response by PO2 Mark Saffell made Dec 23 at 2015 12:24 PM

PO2 Mark Saffell — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 12:24:01 -0500

I was lucky, Only spent one Christmas away from home. Funny you asked this question though. On the way to work I was wondering how many of us Vets that have a Christmas that just totally sucked being away from home. In the Navy, Christmas was so much different than the other services. Add to that I was in Dry-Dock in Bremerton Washington made for an especially dreary Christmas. Because of being in the yards. Ships company either lived in a WW II Troop Transport ship tied up along side the Enterprise or in open bay barracks that had one TV lounge for all of us. Chow on the troop ship wasn't worth the walk in the rain. Every place in town was closed up but the movies. Was just a real bad Christmas. makes you feel for those deployed at this time of year.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 23 at 2015 1:55 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:55:07 -0500

it would have to be the Christmas Hash run in Yongsan, Korea. circa 1996...Rainy, kinda cold, but while running, you are not that cold and at the end, the down down. Fun, funny, lively, entertaining and if you are not a Hash member or former hash runner, you have no idea what this post is about. Sorry.

Response by LTC Stephen Conway made Dec 20 at 2016 2:04 PM

LTC Stephen Conway — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:04:42 -0500

The strangest of the most interesting thing I saw during Christmas at which reconstruction team Farah in Western Afghanistan RC West was seeing one of my soldiers play with the MWR kits sent to us for playing the guitar game when you try to play the notes and you also try to lip sync the virtual players so we had Italian Special Forces Italian Alpine troops playing along with one of my civil Affairs guys was playing No Sleep till Brooklyn by the Beastie Boys. It was really strange to see us having fun like this in a war zone. I think I have it on video somewhere but the voices are terrible but it wasn't interesting Christmas on the west thanks MWR for your support and electronics you sent us.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 20 at 2016 3:40 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:40:37 -0500

Not really sure if it's funny but certainly interesting. My Preventive Medicine office in Iraq, we had this table set up right in front of the door with all kinds of preventive information and a bowl of condoms. We had set up Christmas decorations and had also set out small presents that my office received from some grade school in the states (and the letter said to share with whomever we wanted). By the time December 26 rolled around, the condom bowl was empty and maybe one gift was taken from our table.

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Dec 20 at 2016 3:44 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:44:44 -0500

Thanks for the share.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 20 at 2016 3:50 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:50:24 -0500

Our NCOIC on the 1st deployment was a slave to his coffee mug. During the holidays the night shift ran his coffee mug up the TOC flagpole...the look on his face when he realized where it went and he went outside to look up was priceless!

Response by SFC George Smith made Dec 20 at 2016 7:37 PM

SFC George Smith — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:37:04 -0500

lol... this is way cool...