Troops receive early Christmas present

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Kelvin Carter, who is currently assigned to the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan at Camp Mike Spann, makes a call to his family in Houston, Aug. 15, using a donated American Red Cross calling card. Earlier this month, the Collier County Chapter of the American Red Cross in Naples, Fla., sent a total of $7,500 worth of 500-minute phone cards to service members assigned to Camp Mike Spann. Carter is currently serving a nine-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and will return to his permanent duty station at the 4005th U.S. Army Hospital in Houston upon completion of this tour. (U.S. photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Casey Martin)