Reservists from Indiana fare during holidays in Kosovo deployment.
Although they're more than 5,000 miles from home, some members of the Indiana Army National Guard who are deployed to Kosovo are making the best of their duty to family and country this holiday season.
"My family is surprised as to why I'm giving them gifts," Pawlak said. He, like many of the servicemembers in Kosovo, are using Amazon and other ways to buy gifts for loved ones at home. The Fort Wayne native is the brigade commander's aide, and says relatives are looking after his wife while he's away.
Smith usually takes part in the family holiday tradition when family members open a gift on Christmas eve. He has a duty, however, that requires him to take part in a 5-kilometer run at 3 a.m. eastern time. The base in Kosovo is having a Christmas Day 5K at 9 a.m., which is six hours earlier in the states.
"We've seen lights here, but in more of the business areas they have gotten into the spirit," the IT specialist said."I've seen Santa at the mall."
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