Posted 1/1/2010
Sgt. Jake Gigliotti, a member of 4th Civil Affairs Group assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, stands with children clutching their new Beanie Babies after Marines distributed them near Forward Operating Base Spin Ghar Dec. 24. Marines handed the plush bears out to children while on patrol in the area. More than 75,000 Beanie Babies were donated in the United States for Marines to give to the children of Afghanistan. Photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill