The following are events related to the Global War On Terrorism (GWOT) that took place on this day.

2001

• Cpl Christopher Chandler, the Marine who lost his left foot in a mine explosion at Kandahar airport on 16 December, became the first Marine to be awarded a purple heart during Operation Enduring Freedom. Commandant of the Marine Corps General James L. Jones pinned the medal on Cpl Chandler during an informal ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. where Chandler is still recovering. The other two Marines injured in the explosion will receive their medals soon, according to the Marine Corps.

Casualties on December 25:

• CHRISTENSEN, THOMAS WALTER – December 25, 2003
• HATTAMER, STEPHEN CLARENCE – December 25, 2003
• CARDINAL, ANTHONY ONEIL – December 25, 2005
• GUDINO, SERGIO – December 25, 2005
• CLAYTON, HAYES JR – December 25, 2006
• DENFRUND, JASON CHARLES – December 25, 2006
• MOON, JAE SIK – December 25, 2006
• WHEELOUS, DEXTER EUGENE – December 25, 2006
• WILKUS, ERIC RYAN – December 25, 2006
• EISCHEN, NICHOLAS DWAIN – December 25, 2007
• NEESLEY, PETER COLLINS – December 25, 2007
• TUTTEN, BRYAN JOSEPH – December 25, 2007
• PRYOR, JOHN PAUL – December 25, 2008
• GUTIERREZ, DAVID HECTOR – December 25, 2009
• ALTMANN, JOSEPH JAMES – December 25, 2011
• STILWELL, BRIAN LEE – December 25, 2017