Troops with ties to the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas sent recorded holiday greetings home this season while they serve on deployment or stationed at bases overseas. A video reel of their messages is below.

Those shown below are part of a total 5,965 holiday greetings recorded this fall by Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, and Marines.

Featured holiday greetings are from -

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Priest
Location: Southwest Asia
Hometown: Cathedral City

Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexis Gonzales
Location: Bagram Air Field
Hometown: Beaumont

Air Force Technical Sgt. Maurice Carbajal
Location: Aviano Air Base, Italy
Hometown: Yucca Valley

Army Maj. David Bourne
Location: Qatar
Hometown: Palm Springs

Army Specialist Theresa Baldwin
Location: Forward Operating Base Joyce
Hometown: Twentynine Palms

Army Staff Sgt. David Jimenez
Location: Bagram Air Field
Hometown: El Centro

Army Sgt. 1st Class Tamara Bogan
Location: Bagram Air Field
Hometown: Twentynine Palms

Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Hunt
Location: Kabul
Hometown: El Centro

Army Private First Class Hollie Stutes
Location: Camp Leatherneck
Hometown: El Centro