Christmas Spirit

[Resurrection]

19th Infantry Regiment

http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_kaserngard_06.jpg
There's a relaxed atmosphere outside the barracks as the troops wait

http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_ci19_06.jpg
Colonel Jan Mörtberg during his speech

http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_helge_06.jpg
Chaplain Helge Stålnacke (steel neck :))

http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_lucia_trapp_06.jpg
Norrbotten's Lucia 2006, Sandra Svensson, with her attendants on their way down from the snow podium

http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_altare_06.jpg
The snow podium - constructed by the machine platoon of the engineer company


4th Armored Regiment

http://www.p4.mil.se/images/local/julvesper_musikkar.jpg
Members of the Home Guard's band play in downtown Skaraborg during church service

http://www.p4.mil.se/images/local/julvesper_skanings.jpg
Skånings company marching

http://www.p4.mil.se/images/local/julvesper_uppstallning.jpg
Waiting outside the church

http://www.p4.mil.se/images/local/julvesper_kyrka.jpg
St. Helena's church just became that much more green

http://www.p4.mil.se/images/local/julvesper_fana.jpg
Holding the regimental flag

http://www.p4.mil.se/images/local/julvesper_kyrka_3.jpg


Feel free to post similar pics.

[Abbadon the Despoiler]

oh my...very nice pics mate
I wanna be there :)

http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_lucia_trapp_06.jpg

[Ruledbyjames]

Those girls are unreal!!Whats with the short stump in the 8th picture from the top? He's the 4th guy at the side. He seems a little to small to reach regulations compared to the others.

[Resurrection]

Those girls are unreal!!Whats with the short stump in the 8th picture from the top? He's the 4th guy at the side. He seems a little to small to reach regulations compared to the others.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2452/shedp0.png

Looks like he's sporting a ponytail. p-)

But I agree with you - unfortunately I have no idea what the regulations are when it comes to height.

[StukaJr]

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/2452/shedp0.png

Looks like he's sporting a ponytail. p-)



he appears to be a she p-)

[Resurrection]

Exactly. http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/255/yesso3.gif

[Whitcomb]

ohh how i want to move to sweden


http://www.i19.mil.se/images/local/lucia_lucia_trapp_06.jpg

can i have them for christmas?

[Ruledbyjames]

Looks like he's sporting a ponytail. p-)

But I agree with you - unfortunately I have no idea what the regulations are when it comes to height.[/QUOTE]

Nice catch!

[signatory]

:)

K why not... I'll add some of the other Lucia pics from mil.se

Air Combat School

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/5942/lucia214a3699zd5.jpg

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6633/lucia114aaadcji9.jpg

Uppsala Lucia Sofia Lundström

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1592/lucia314b64d5jv7.jpg

As per tradition she's presented with a silver necklace

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1066/lucia414c7f13sw0.jpg

Notice the candle grease in her hair... at least I think that's it.

S1 - Signal corps

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/749/luciatag1517fc8pz0.jpg

Breakfast...
Enköpings Lucia, Emelie Färnkvist

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5779/luciachefen1527193up0.jpg

The girls get some gifts and staring eyes

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7868/luciabarn1532318ax0.jpg

Kids from a daycare also visited the regiment

T2 - Engineer Corps

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/3898/lucia06intag1590715za4.jpg

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8411/lucia06280smycke15768d1pz1.jpg

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/6953/lucia06spegel157d6efei2.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/3407/lucia06alla1596bdbls2.jpg

CAMP VICTORIA, KFOR

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7137/ks14061213luciakommer14pi6.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5190/ks14061213luciaintressevx0.jpg

woot

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5074/ks14061213tomtarsjungerpu0.jpg

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8120/ks14061213helbildluciatdw9.jpg
earlier in the morning

CAMP NORTHERN LIGHTS, ISAF

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4500/fs12v650lucia81463a6coh2.jpg

Involved Swedes, Poles, Finns, Americans

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5944/fs12v650lucia4145752fau7.jpg

Lucia was an American woman "Kim-Kim"

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2963/fs12v650lucia31481e84nx1.jpg

Cheating p-)

Armed forces Technical School

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8907/061213lucia0228014906ecfb9.jpg

Helicopter squadron

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/3293/lucia1155de80su4.jpg


MUSKÖ, NAVAL BASE - 4th Naval Warfare Flotilla

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1364/061213lucia280014f14e2en8.jpg

Bad photos :( They are inside the mountain..

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7134/061213lucia180014e3c48ew2.jpg

[Whitcomb]

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1066/lucia414c7f13sw0.jpg


Notice the candle grease in her hair... at least I think that's it.



thats what they want you to think...

[Thor]

My Lucia is down to the left in this pic..

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5190/ks14061213luciaintressevx0.jpg

[signatory]

My Lucia is down to the left in this pic..

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5190/ks14061213luciaintressevx0.jpg

...count on Thor to pick the fat guy with the camera p-)

[SHAM]

So whats the idea behind the young ladies with the candles on there head?

[Echo300]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lucia_Day

[SHAM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lucia_Day

cheers pal

[Sniffit]

I remember when i had to try and explain why we celebrate an italian saint that noone has ever heard of to a bunch of nato officers, I don't think that I got many things right that day...

Here's real christmas spritS ;)
http://www.vinospritbolaget.com/images/skane.jpg

[Thor]

...count on Thor to pick the fat guy with the camera p-)
Mmm Deliverance was great flick