President George W. Bush speaks to members of the United States Armed Forces during Christmas Eve phone calls at Camp David, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005.

White House photo by Eric Draper

A U.S. Navy Sailor with the USS McClusky (FFG 41) greets his children as he returns home to Naval Station San Diego after a five-month deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean Dec. 20, 2005.

While under way, the ship seized over 3.5 tons of cocaine worth 100 million dollars and rescued Ecuadorians from overloaded vessels off the coast of Central America.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class LaQuisha S. Davis

Operations Specialist 2nd Class Sherwin Mae greets his wife Sheryll and daughter in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 20, 2005, after a five-month deployment aboard USS McClusky (FFG- 41). While deployed McClusky seized more than 3.5 tons of cocaine, rescued 299 Ecuadorian nationals and completed a continuous maintenance availability.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Grant P. Ammon

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. David Arenas gives a sweater to a five-year-old boy at the Kodomo-No-Sonno orphanage in Chigasaki, Japan, Dec. 22, 2005.

Arenas and other members of the Naval Air Facility Atsugi Marine Corps Association visited the orphanage to donate toys collected during their three-week Toys for Tots charity drive.

DoD photo by
Journalist Seaman Jerret Gardner, U.S. Navy.