Happy Thanksgiving!!!
 

Just wanted to say Happy thanksgiving to everyone. Here in Afghanistan it's Turkey Day and just wanted to say.. Have a cold one for us and pop one open and set it on the table for our fallen brotheren.

God Bless America and everyone have a meaningful day with Family and Friends.

HERE HERE.................Brother!!

And I echo the thoughts back-atch-ya!!

All, stay safe and ENJOY!!

Same, same bro!

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and a very deep hearted thank you to all those abroad who are not able to spend it with their families.

Have some extra everything for us
 

Sitting here in A-stan, wishing everyone a happy turkey day.

God Bless each and everyone of you out there on this day. For those of you overseas do they make you wear your Class A's to the mess hall for the meal like I had to way back when? All my best to ALL.

Skol, and happy Thanksgiving to all of you, especially those away from home! Blessings to you and your families :) Hope that turkey is great...Thank you

Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving, with moments of joy & reflection to all, and prayers for safe return of all in harm's way.
Thanks MtnGoat for the thread opportunity.

To all I hope you have a very relaxing Turkey Day and are able to be with or talk to your family or friends.

Thanksgiving - a day when the entire family gathers for celebration and, hopefully, nobody has to report them to the police. :D

Enjoy the day one and all wherever you may be and whoever you may be with and whatever you may be eating!

Richard :munchin

Returning Patrol Enjoys Thanksgiving Feast Of Otis Spunkmeyer, Near Beer

NAWA, AFGHANISTAN – A Marine infantry platoon with Lima Co. 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines was pleasantly surprised today after they were greeted with an amazing Thanksgiving feast upon returning from a 12-hour combat patrol.

The platoon, which had just left another Thanksgiving celebration where Taliban fighters had surprised them with rockets and automatic rifle fire, wasn’t expecting much left upon their return to the forward operating base.

“It’s really just been an amazing day full of gifts to be thankful for,” said First Lieutenant Andrew Smith, the platoon commander. “We had a meeting with village elders which gave us a ton of intelligence on things relevant to operations 3 years ago, then the Taliban threw us a spectacular fireworks show.”

“Not to mention the meal the DFAC cooks prepared especially for us on this day,” he added.

“We all figured the fobbits would eat all the good food for Thanksgiving,” said Lance Corporal Evan Wingard, a team leader. “But when we walked into the DFAC, I couldn’t believe what I saw.”

Inside the small dining facility, the Marines were greeted with the warm smells of freshly eaten turkey, and delicious aromas of stuffing and gravy still stuck to paper plates in a nearby trash can. The tables were filled with a wide array of Otis Spunkmeyer muffins, Nutri-Grain bars, Pop-Tarts, other Thanksgiving favorites — and the fridge was stocked with a wide assortment of delicious tasting beer with no alcohol content.

“It’s like they sacrificed their Thanksgiving dinner because they knew we were working so hard out there,” said PFC Ian Erwin. “As far as the eye could see it was near beer and Otis Spunkmeyer muffins. I hardly ever get to have any of those in the chow hall, so it really felt special, almost like I was back home.”

Most forward operating bases serve turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, and other everyday fare from back home. In Nawa, however, the grunts were given a more special — and more appreciated — Thanksgiving meal of muffins and Nutri-grain bars, served by senior SNCO’s who greatly valued their service.

“Hey Devil Dog,” said Gunnery Sergeant Ramon Marquez to a Lance Corporal who had torn into a package of a tasty banana-nut treat. “Why are your daggone cammies dirty? Why the freak are you wearing white frigging daggone socks?”

The Marine dutifully stopped opening the package and turned to address Marquez, telling him that he just “felt so stupid about getting his uniform dirty on patrol”.

“I’m definitely going to clean my cammies immediately,” said Lance Corporal Alan Nelson. “Thank God and the United States Marine Corps that there are senior staff NCO’s out there that are taking care of us and making sure we’re doing the right thing.”

“If he didn’t stop me from enjoying that muffin, I don’t know if I could live with myself.”

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Happy Thanksgiving to all,,
God Bless,,
Stay Safe..

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! And, safe travels to those of us on the road.


'Twas the night of Thanksgiving but I just couldn't sleep.
I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep
The leftovers beckoned, the dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might.
Tossing and turning with anticipation
The thought of a snack became infatuation
So I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge full of goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
Till all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.
I crashed through the ceiling floating into the sky
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.
But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees,
Happy Eating to All….. Pass the Cranberries Please.

Pat

Wishing everyone a Happy T-day and safe travels, and for those who are down range, even though you may be far from your loved ones, know that you are still with family, and remember, it could be worse ..... you could be a Turkey. :D