Lance Cpl. Basem Bakhtan, postal clerk, Headquarters Battalion, sorts through incoming mail at the Combat Center Post Office Dec. 11. During the holiday season, postal Marines work twice as hard to make sure service members and their families receive their holiday packages. - Lance Cpl. Basem Bakhtan, postal clerk, Headquarters Battalion, sorts through incoming mail at the Combat Center Post Office Dec. 11. During the holiday season, postal Marines work twice as hard to make sure service members and their families receive their holiday packages.
Michele Chamberlain, spouse of Capt. Travis Chamberlain, helps two Marines with the Marine Corps Communication-electronics school, decorate sugar cookies at the Combat Center's Officer's Club in support of the Treats for Troops event Dec. 3, 2013. - Michele Chamberlain, spouse of Capt. Travis Chamberlain, helps two Marines with the Marine Corps Communication-electronics school, decorate sugar cookies at the Combat Center's Officer's Club in support of the Treats for Troops event Dec. 3, 2013.
Students with the Twentynine Palms High School Select Choir sing Christmas carols during a performance at the Marine Corps Exchange Dec. 7, 2013. - Students with the Twentynine Palms High School Select Choir sing Christmas carols during a performance at the Marine Corps Exchange Dec. 7, 2013.