Later, when other Palestinian dead were brought to the base, some soldiers would joke, "He's nothing like Hefi."

The festival, however is presented in humor and said soldiers only joke around and ride on chariots.

The soldiers joked that they could have even rapped to the beat of gunfire.

The soldiers joke to me that the smiling faces are the ones going home.

A soldier joked, "She makes a good bow" and was rebuked by an officer for his poor use of humor.

At a communications center that is under regular artillery fire, soldiers joked among themselves and hung out wet laundry.

Around him the other soldiers of the expedition were laughing and joking and boasting about what they'd do in Mexico.

"That's the Iraqi Air Force," a soldier joked, to more laughter.

"Not everyone is as stingy as your wife, Rall," another soldier joked.