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Interview With Charles Greene
Aired November 27, 2003 - 16:42 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, if there are some moms out there who are worried about what their sons and daughters might be eating in Iraq on this holiday, we can tell you with a great degree of certainty that U.S. fighters in Baghdad are not going hungry. CNN's Baghdad bureau chief, Jane Arraf, reports right from the mess hall.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: There is an awful lot of turkey and everything else here. This is Camp Muleskinner (ph), which is the home of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a regiment with a long tradition going back to 1836, and here they're carrying on this American tradition of Thanksgiving dinner, which includes, I just want to read you a little bit of the menu, starting with shrimp cocktail.
And now you can see these guys are moving on roast turkey, glazed ham, ham hocks, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and it just goes on and on and on.
Now to give us a review of this Thanksgiving meal, we have with us Sergeant Charles Greene from Tallahassee, Florida. Now Sergeant Greene, your mom, Shirley Thomas, from Tallahassee, is watching this so I want you to tell, how does this compare with your normal Thanksgiving dinner?
SERGEANT CHARLES GREENE: Well, it's a, you know, it's a good thing to be here. You know, with people you know, people, you know, trust and work with, but, you know, it's not that much different from home, you know, just besides being with the people that you love, you know.
ARRAF: How's this mission going for you? This is a pretty tough place to be.
GREENE: Yes, it is. But the people here, we've got a great command, you know, the command is very great and, you know, we (INAUDIBLE).
ARRAF: OK. But tell us about the turkey. How was the turkey?
GREENE: Oh, the turkey was great. Man, I had like four pieces already. I think I'm going to go up for a little more.
ARRAF: Thank you so much. That was Sergeant Charles Greene, one of about 3,000 people who have come through this dining facility. One of the biggest in Iraq to take part in this special Thanksgiving meal and they'll have a chance later on to watch some football, call home again, and do a few things that people here normally, soldiers here don't normally get to do.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: That's Jane Arraf in Baghdad.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Aired November 27, 2003 - 16:42 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, if there are some moms out there who are worried about what their sons and daughters might be eating in Iraq on this holiday, we can tell you with a great degree of certainty that U.S. fighters in Baghdad are not going hungry. CNN's Baghdad bureau chief, Jane Arraf, reports right from the mess hall.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: There is an awful lot of turkey and everything else here. This is Camp Muleskinner (ph), which is the home of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment, a regiment with a long tradition going back to 1836, and here they're carrying on this American tradition of Thanksgiving dinner, which includes, I just want to read you a little bit of the menu, starting with shrimp cocktail.
And now you can see these guys are moving on roast turkey, glazed ham, ham hocks, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and it just goes on and on and on.
Now to give us a review of this Thanksgiving meal, we have with us Sergeant Charles Greene from Tallahassee, Florida. Now Sergeant Greene, your mom, Shirley Thomas, from Tallahassee, is watching this so I want you to tell, how does this compare with your normal Thanksgiving dinner?
SERGEANT CHARLES GREENE: Well, it's a, you know, it's a good thing to be here. You know, with people you know, people, you know, trust and work with, but, you know, it's not that much different from home, you know, just besides being with the people that you love, you know.
ARRAF: How's this mission going for you? This is a pretty tough place to be.
GREENE: Yes, it is. But the people here, we've got a great command, you know, the command is very great and, you know, we (INAUDIBLE).
ARRAF: OK. But tell us about the turkey. How was the turkey?
GREENE: Oh, the turkey was great. Man, I had like four pieces already. I think I'm going to go up for a little more.
ARRAF: Thank you so much. That was Sergeant Charles Greene, one of about 3,000 people who have come through this dining facility. One of the biggest in Iraq to take part in this special Thanksgiving meal and they'll have a chance later on to watch some football, call home again, and do a few things that people here normally, soldiers here don't normally get to do.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: That's Jane Arraf in Baghdad.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
