CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan, Dec. 20, 2007 -- It was the "Show in the Snow" for the USO performers here today. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen brought the Chairman's USO Holiday Tour to Afghanistan today. A C-17 carrying Robin Williams, Kid Rock, Lewis Black, Lance Armstrong and Miss USA Rachel Smith landed in snow at Kabul International Airport.
The temperature was right around freezing, and snow was falling. After shows in Kuwait and Iraq, the change in the weather came as something of a shock to all.
The show was sticking to cars and the grass, but not to the road as the motorcade moved to Camp Phoenix. More than 2,000 servicemembers from all U.S. services and many of the 14 countries that mentor and train the Afghan National Army and Afghan police gathered in the snow to see the performers.
"This crowd is up," Williams said as he watched Black perform. The snow and the wet didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm, and the show was one of the best so far in the trip.
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