Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 26, 2007: Yuka Tatetsu, one of the six Mikos, or shrine attendants at the Futenma Shrine in Ginowan, near Camp Foster, makes one last check of sample charms and talismans displayed at the shrine office.

Baghdad, Iraq, June 19, 2003: Kid Rock plays for the soldiers at the first USO show at Baghdad airport.

Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 29, 2018: Light from a bakery fills the darkness on Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, one of the few snowy days in Kabul during the Afghan winter of 2017-2018.

Maastricht, Netherlands, Dec. 14, 2007: Frosty greets visitors to the Maastricht Christmas market.

Shegal district, Afghanistan, Feb. 22, 2012: First Lt. Andrew Ferrara, a 23-year-old platoon leader from Torrance, Calif., talks with locals during a patrol of the main bazaar in Shegal district, Kunar province.

Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2011: Soldiers make their way through holiday decorations at the dining facility at Forward Operating Base Base Pasab in Kandahar province Afghanistan.

Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 10, 1960: Children from the Pubwon Orphanage near Seoul greet the “Christmas Sleigh” — the C-97 Stratofreighter of the New Hampshire Air National Guard — at Kimpo Air Base, in Seoul.

Pacific theater, Dec. 25, 1945: In December 1945, Stars and Stripes Pacific published this holiday souvenir edition for the U.S. Occupation Forces in the Pacific.