He grew up receiving Christmas drops. Then he helped deliver them. — video credits
Video: Audree Campbell and Jasmine Barnes / U.S. Air Force. Photograph: Kentavist Brackin / U.S. Air Force. Sources via DVIDS.
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Original sources and useful links
- Full Circle: An Operation Christmas Drop story — U.S. Air Force / Audree Campbell
- OCD25 wraps up, delivering holiday cheer and supplies to Pacific islands — U.S. Air Force
- Santa 41 delivers holiday bundles during Operation Christmas Drop 2025 — U.S. Air Force / Jasmine Barnes
- Jacob Hayes packs a supply bundle at Andersen, December 6, 2025 — U.S. Air Force / Kentavist Brackin
- Official ways to support Operation Christmas Drop — Operation Christmas Drop
- Editorial reuse and source-credit policy — DVIDS