 Christmas time has come to Afghanistan and Marines aboard for operating base at Redview field the cold weather come with it with temperatures dropping as low as 10 degrees. Lance Corporal Cameron Goulter says even getting rated asleep has its challenges. As you take off your warm layers you kind of have to do this little dance and then you kind of jump in your rack as fast as possible once you get inside your sleeping bag no problems but besides that you get that little breeze coming through the tent keep your nose out just right you're done. Morale is high despite the temperature being low especially with a few Marines preparing a special Christmas meal for the entire fob. With turkey stuffing and green beans it would be hard to complain about the meal. The Marines went a little further than typical holiday fare. I think the ribeye was a huge deal the ribeye was a huge deal everybody loved that. In fact the ribeye was so large only one knife would do the trick to carve it a machete. Not that the Marines really minded that part. After four hours preparing the holiday feast lunch was ready to serve and needless to say the line outside the chow hall wasn't short. While a deployed Christmas can be tough for any service member Goulter says that every little effort to bring some comfort to an uncomfortable place is worth making. It bumps morale up because you're well fed and we don't get meals like that every day and it kind of makes you feel like you're at home a little bit miss the family a little bit but you got your group of Marines you'll be all right. The Marines may not be celebrating Christmas in the most conventional way with their trash can fires and pitch perfect soundtrack single. But they are celebrating and in these conditions that's saying something for operating base red V Afghanistan.