This evening in baghdad. we ve got to thank you for your sacrifice to your country. we appreciate it. what s it like being so far away from home. i m stacey saffrin, i m in the u.s. air force. reporter: what is it like being far away from home on a wonderful holiday like this. i m thinking about my friends and family back home. i know they are thinking about us over here and sending all that support. we have a great team over here, great comraderie. it was nice to spend the day with all of our colleagues. reporter: we are in the dining hall earlier on and they were serving turkey. does it make you feel anything like home, something like that. you always feel at home when you re with good friends and good colleagues. the drawdown is going on right now. a lot of conflicting emotions with the soldiers in iraq. a few of us are staying after the drawdown, it s nice to get together for the holiday of thanksgiving. reporter: do you think it s significant because the drawdown