U.S. PEACEKEEPERS IN KOSOVO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, 2001-11-22 (photo)

U.S. peacekeeper Sergeant Eric Studnicki enjoys his Thanksgiving dinner at camp Bondsteel in southern Kosovo November 22, 2001 as his colleague watches on television a group of soldiers travelling abord a truck in Afghanistan, where U.S. forces are trying to track down Osama Bin Laden, Washington's main suspect behind the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington. In a Thanksgiving message to the troops, the U.S. Army commanding general Montgomery C. Meigs told soldiers that this year more than any other they Americans were reminded that the freedoms earned by their forefathers were challenged by others around the world, a reference to the suicide attacks on September 11. "It is our duty to preserve and protect what was fought for in the past for future generations to enjoy", Meigs told the troops. /REUTERS Hazir Reka REUTERS REUTERS