12.24.2003 // Major Michael Pierson // Green Zone, Baghdad // After Caroling in the Palace Halls, Pierson - a communications officer for the coalition provisional authority - gathered some of his unit into what they heard had been the office of deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz to watch "It's a Wonderful Life." On Christmas Day, Insurgents shelled them for five hours straight, after which the unit had a dinner that included turkey, roast beef, and an ice sculpture.
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