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

Thanksgiving, Iraq, Camp Victory 2004. Someone told us to smile and we did. Or at least we thought we did... At Christmas, some of our guys brought Christmas cheer to Baghdad...

Yes I remember serving Thanksgiving dinner to our Soldiers in FOB Tillman back in 09. We then did borescope and pullovers on the guns there. 1-321 AFAR and 4-25 ABCT Paratroopers rock!!!

All my C-Rats came in a labeled box, about 8x5x3 inches. Personally, there were times I really looked forward to chomping down on one of them.

If I remember right these weren't too bad!

Spent one at Ft Carson where the senior leaders of the BDE came to the dining facility to serve Thanksgiving for the guys in the barracks. It was really nice! Also spent a Thanksgiving at Ft Polk on a JRTC rotation. Our state's AG came for a visit and sat with us for a few minutes. It was really nice!

What I remember about every single one is that the BN Commander and Sergeant Major along with other senior officers always served the soldiers in the chow line.

However, while at Camp Casey, Korea, I thanked the BN Commander as he places the turkey on my plate he said, I'm the one thankful for you and everyone of you men. " That memory stuck with me and honed the way I felt about my subordinates.

I.ve always in enjoyed spending Thanksgiving with my family. It could one of three families, my blood family, military family, or my law enforcement family.

Thanksgiving of '07 ate lunch in Kuwait and dinner at LSA Anaconda aka Disneyland.

I was very fortunate when it came to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Over a 20 year career I was able to be home with family for all of them. Every one of my deployments started towards the beginning of the year.
I take that back. My first Thanksgiving I was stuck on base, couldn't get home. My friend and I found a USO and had a small dinner for free.

I remember being at Technical Training School, Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois, back in 1987. I wasn't able to make it home to WI for the Holiday and pretty much resigned myself to Thanksgiving Dinner at the Dining Facility then back to the student barracks for an evening of TV in the day room. The last day of classes before the two day break, I was walking by the Base Chapel and saw a notice that had several families that would be happy to host one or more of us that were "stuck" at Chanute. My roommate and I called and were picked up by a Senior NCO and he took us back to his place in Base Housing, he introduced us to everyone there and once we adjusted to actually sitting around the table with someone that outranked us so greatly...we had a wonderful dinner and had a chance to just breathe and appreciate their generosity.