 With the holidays just around the corner, Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Mr. Ray Mabus, took some time to travel around Afghanistan. I'm here to see Marines and sailors. I'm here because it's the holidays and they're a long way from home and away from their families. I just want to come and visit. I want to see what they're doing here, what they're doing on the ground, how they're doing, anything they need. The United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps, the most formidable, the best expeditionary fighting force the world has ever known. I think it's important to show people that their families, the whole country, remembers them and wishes them well on the holidays. Before he left, there was one message Secretary Mabus wanted to give. Happy holiday Marines, happy holiday sailors and come home safe. Marine Corporal Lusas Narrows, Southern Afghanistan.