During this holiday season, many American firefighters are doing double-duty for their country, serving as soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and in other nations abroad. Readers of Command Post, FIRE CHIEF's weekly e-mail newsletter, have contributed the names of the soldiers on this list; these are sons and daughters, brothers and sisters, colleagues and friends, fathers and mothers in the fire service family.

We invite readers to send holiday greetings to at least one of these soldiers serving abroad. A regular 41-cent stamp delivers cards and letters via military APO boxes in the United States. You also can reach some of these soldiers by e-mail.

Rob Mason
Gainesville Fire Rescue
strackomatic@hotmail.com

A1C Michael-John Heinz
Horry County Fire/Rescue
PSC Box #3
APO, AE 09021
heinzm1@yahoo.com

Katy Murfield
ield@q.com

Lt. Michael Wilton
Tamarac Fire Rescue
Michael.wilton@homestead.af.mil

Private Fist Class Dan Parker, Jr.
Mansfield Fire Department
HSC 46 ECB
(HEAVY) (WCWWT0)
APO, AE 09344

Staff Sergeant Cecil Davis
Cherokee County Fire – Emergency Services
cdavis@cherokeega.com

Vincent Wolfe
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Jeffrey Carder
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

James Richardson
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Michael Allen
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

James Bailey
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Frank Benner
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Erich Cameron
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Peyton Frew
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Steven Gayle
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Aaron Hammond
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Willie Liddell Jr.
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

William Lindsey
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Samuel Matychak
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

John Murphy Jr.
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Ryan O'Connor
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Jeremy Stevens
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Todd Trickett
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Zachary Urban
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Bradley Vick
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Jason Wheat
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Jerry White
WSI Fire & Emergency Services
Camp Cedar II T2
APO AE 09331

Sgt. Armin Keidel 9019
Delta Co. 1-181st Infantry
APO-AR 09316

Sgt. Richard Salve
PRT Farah
APO/AE 09354

Eric C. Post
3rd BDE 201st Corp ETT
Camp Blackhorse
APO AE 09320

Matt Kowalski
CLE
APO AE09348

Sgt. Brandon S. Fletcher
1175th TC LTF-10
APO AE 09366

Brenden Conklin
brenden.conklin@us.army.mil

Christopher G. Lusk Jr.
Fire Chief, Assistant
KBR Inc.
USMI Central, Baghdad, Iraq
APO AE 09316

Richard DeLange
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Robert Schofield
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Robert Bondoni
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Christopher DeLacerda
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Gary Garrison
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Doug Hanson
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Robert Weidensaul
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Alex Abad
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342

Michelle Locke
WSI F&ES - Camp Liberty
APO AE 09342