Posted on Nov 25, 2015
How was Thanksgiving Through The Years And Wars celebrated?
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I hope everyone's Thanskgiving was a pleasant one and I wanted to share this old post about how
Thanksgiving Through The Years And Wars was celebrated?
Let's not forget those men and women that were deployed this Thanksgiving and celebrated it away from home in serivce of our nation.
Great piece on the Thanksgiving Holiday and how veterans of the past celebrated this holiday! Check out the pictures and video.
RP Members do you have any stories to share?
I can remember when deployed serving the troops on Thanksgiving Day!
I hope everyone's Thanskgiving was a pleasant one and I wanted to share this old post about how
Thanksgiving Through The Years And Wars was celebrated?
Let's not forget those men and women that were deployed this Thanksgiving and celebrated it away from home in serivce of our nation.
Great piece on the Thanksgiving Holiday and how veterans of the past celebrated this holiday! Check out the pictures and video.
RP Members do you have any stories to share?
I can remember when deployed serving the troops on Thanksgiving Day!
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Seeing this picture, my daughter would ask, "did they even wash their hands?"
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Col Joseph Lenertz
COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Nah, not so much, and it doesn't look like they care either. Helmets on, muddy boots, turkey leg in one hand and bread in the other. It was probably one of their best days.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
Col Joseph Lenertz Nope they were just happy to get something besides C-Rats!
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
COL Mikel J. Burroughs - Thats for sure ! I never want to eat another can of CRats as long as I live !
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Thanks for sharing this Thanksgiving history COL Mikel J. Burroughs. I certainly had a few interesting Thanksgivings while I was in uniform. :-)
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First Thanksgiving in the Corps I was on Mess Duty turkey and dressing and eggnog in a vat at the end of the line. After we closed for the day everyone gathered around the eggnog and someone pulled out a big bottle of Wild Turkey so we had extra Turkey for the holiday.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Dump enough of the 101 proof Wild Turkey in there and a few extra turkeys may be running around after a while. In any event I'll bet the eggnog was enjoyed more !
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PFC James Craft
SMSgt Lawrence McCarter - It definitely gave the eggnog a lot of flavor. Not much else to do on Okinawa.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
I spent many a Thanksgiving deployed on a ship eating cold half-cooked turkey!
I spent many a Thanksgiving deployed on a ship eating cold half-cooked turkey!
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
PO1 John Miller Thank you for your sacrifice and service - Happy Thanksgiving to you and yuor family John!
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I think my most memorable was when deployed in the Med, and the Navy League did a T-day dinner for us at a club in Minorca...
I never saw combat, so I can't share those memories...
I never saw combat, so I can't share those memories...
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Well, at least some were able to celebrate...unfortunate for those who did not.
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Great story COL!!! Thanks Giving was always a great time. Not always easy but when you're in line at chow is when I looked over at what the cook had to go through. Yup it was always a great meal.
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