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When I was a kid, my Mom would put out quite a spread for Thanksgiving Dinner. With 7 children and visits from our Grandparents, she had a lot to do. Typically, sheÂ’d start about three days out; making the pies, decorations, homemade stuffing, and other food that didnÂ’t have to be cooked until the Big Day. 

We had a huge dining room table with a leaf extension. Every square inch of it was taken up by place settings, bowls and dishes full of sweet and mashed potatoes, casseroles, vegetables, cranberry sauce, garnish plates, stuffing, and gravy.  The turkeys, that usually weighed between 25-26 pounds each, were ceremoniously placed in the middle.

During my Army career, I spent most Thanksgivings out of the country away from my family, so it was comforting to go over to the mess hall and enjoy the day with fellow troops. In my units, the First Sergeants and Command Sergeant Majors often stood behind the serving line and dished up the turkey.

I always called home to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Growing up, I mostly gave thanks for the great food and MomÂ’s cooking, but now I give thanks for Mom, and the privilege of having her in my life until she passed away in 2003.

To each of you, I extend Thanksgiving wishes with this advice:  Cherish the time you spend with your friends and loved ones on this day.  When they are gone, you can fill the day with wonderful memories.

While youÂ’re gathering with your family today and stuffing yourself with turkey, watching football, and having beer, donÂ’t forget about the troops overseas and in harmÂ’s way. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Many of us, myself included, have been there and we know what it means to spend the holidays away from family and home.

To my fellow Soldiers still deployed, Happy Thanksgiving; youÂ’re in my thoughts. IÂ’ve been there, too.
For my fellow Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice, this day of thanks and remembrance is especially for them.

Duty, Honor, Country
SFC MAC

2 Happy Thanksgiving, guys.  Your service is appreciated.

3 I got stuck with CQ on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Two years in a row.

4 What's CQ?

5 Charge of Quarters. I was the NCO who was on duty to keep an eye on the barracks and the company area. Normally not so bad, but I had to get dressed in my Class A's for 24 hours.

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A year ago today I was dishing out Thanksgiving grub to the fine men and women guarding the scum of the earth at the Joint Detention Group, GTMO.  Glad to be home this year.

7 God bless them all.
I hope they have a happy Thanksgiving.

8 I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving so far... the troops, their families, and of course all the morons & 'ettes...

9 Happy Thanksgiving to all of those serving and away from family, especially my Corporal in Iraq.  Thank you for your service.

10 My dad was an NCO at Ft. Benning.  A bad mofo.

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@SFC MAC

That brought a sweet tear to my eye, Mac. Reminds me of my own experience while stationed so far from home. Always special to have a senior NCO feed you at the chowline. Amazing that such hardasses could feel humbled by the experience.

 

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Many prayers and thanks for those who have and are serving today.

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

13 God bless all of our troops past and present. Thank you for your service.

14 Thanks to All who did serve, now serve, and will serve.

You are the ones who make all this possible.

15 May God bless the troops and keep the powder dry.

16 MAJHAM I spent a 6 months in GITMO a long time ago.  I just passed through Dallas-Fort Worth Airport.  I stopped in the USO to thank the servicemen and women for their efforts and dropped a $20 in the collection box. I will remember them and their families in our prayers today.

17 God Bless and keep our defenders safe, Happy Thanksgiving to all

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19 The Freedom Pledge:

I am an American. A free American.
Free to speak-without fear,
Free to worship God in my own way,
Free to stand for what I think right,
Free to oppose what I believe wrong,
Free to choose those who govern my country.
This heritage of Freedom I pledge to uphold
For myself and all mankind.

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Thank you to all of those who have served, who have made my freedom possible.  You are my heroes.. 

(From Freedom Train postcards distributed by the American Heritage Foundation, 1948. )

20 You gotta' give it to Fox Sports.  Their segments with the troops seem much more sincere than CBS's. 

21 Thank you for the reminder. I need to send Thanksgiving greetings to my Nephew in A'stan. He's a good kid with a Wife and three month old Daughter in Michigan.

22 I'm a DoD guy, and just got my turkey, mashed 'taters, ham, and a cold 7-Up in Mosul, Iraq. Plenty of it, and it's pretty warm (or nukes well). Just finished a Turkish ice cream bar for dessert. Pretty darn good Thanksgiving, thanks to that long, expensive logistics tail! As an aside, one long look around this place has made me thankful for America. "Patriotism" and "pride in country" can become abstractions, but when you see what America could have become, you realize just how damn good we've got it.

23 So.... If the Jug-Eared Marxist were to make his way to the front in Af-Pak or Iraq and personally dish out Thanksgiving dinner to our guys (I know- about as likely as Ace commenting on this thread), d'ya think he would be accused of serving plastic turkeys?

24 Thanks to all our soldiers, sailors and airmen serving in far away places and thanks to their families that have to be without their loved ones during their deployments. And to all my fellow Devil Dawgs, Semper Fi brothers and sisters, kick some jihadi ass and come home safe. God bless.

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