What is the most memorable thanksgiving that you spent while in the military?

mine was when i was deployed to Bosnia and herzegovinia in 2001. Dfac had the most beautiful display and food was great.

I think my 1st one. I was 4 days from promotion and exit from Basic Training.

The most memorable Thanksgiving for my Army career was when I was a young SPC. I was deployed to Kosovo and we had spent the few months building that place from a grassy knoll, to look like a modern day FOB. It quickly got built up by a new company called "Brown and Root" which eventually became the beloved KBR we have all come to know.

They had just completed a massive DFAC on the Camp and it was opened by Thanksgiving. We got to have an outstanding meal, indoors, and it was warm. That was one of the moments that helped me decide the Army isn't all bad and I decided to stay in.

I guess that worked out for me. I am lucky.

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When I was stationed at Fort Sam-Houston for AIT, we had the option to sign up to be "adopted" by a local family for Thanksgiving. I come from a decent size family and we always spend the holidays together, so when I got to celebrate my Thanksgiving away from home in a similar manner as I would have at home it was absolutely amazing and something I will never forget. It has been over ten years ago now and I still keep in touch with my Thanksgiving family from San Antonio!

Thanksgiving of 1961. We had turkey sandwiches and beer.
It was at Baffu Bay in South Africa and 120 in the shade. Swimming with men in LCVP's watching out for sharks, armed wilth M-!s. This took place on Solant Amity 3 cruise.

On a hiatus from my first tour of Vietnam, we managed to catch Bob Hope and the USO Tour at Subic Bay NAS, in the large stadium! It was epic and a huge, much needed respite from the otherwise grim daily grind!!

Sitting on an observation point, cold, wind blowing snow watching the Czech Border as a reaction force to an elevated border threat and feeling homesick at 19 yrs old. We were in our M113 with the standard non-operational heater next to a barn on a farm. A grandmotherly woman came out of the farm house with hot Gluwein and fresh pastries and chocolates and gave them to us with warm smiles. My mood was quickly elevated and thankful for this small celebration with my squad. It has and always be my most memorable thanksgiving.

My first Thanksgiving meal I cooked was in Okinawa, Japan. I had a 20+ lb turkey and 19 Marines in my efficiency apartment. My husband had to take our turkey over to another Marines house to cook it because our turkey would not fit in the oven. But after dealing with that dilemma we had a great meal and fellowship with all that attended. I received more Thank you notes from the staff NCOs and the officers wives for feeding their husbands. There were no leftovers. Marines can chow down and they went back for thirds. That was the first time I ever fed that many people and it is now a tradition to have 20+ at my house every year.

The one thanksgiving that sticks out in my mind was the very first one I experienced in the military. I enlisted on 11/25 and Thanksgiving was the next day! So I got to enjoy inhaling my meal while being barked at in the chow hall. Good times!