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Happy Thanksgiving to the forums members from North America 8)
How big is your turkey going to be?

P.S. Do Canadians celebrate it in October or I'm wrong?
 
Cheers IG, my turkey is only in my dreams unless I count some of the posters on here. :lol: I am about to have a thanksgiving feast of jiao zi. :roll:
 
Same to you IG. the bird is in the oven and the grandparents are here, but we should also think about the servicemen and women who can't be home for thanksgiving. Are thoughts are with you all.
 
Yes you're right BigCanada. Happy Thanksgiving to all our men in uniform overthere. The riskier their job, the warmer our feelings towards them.
 
Happy Thanksgiving to all!! Especially our service men and women. Well, I don't know exactly how big the turkey is, but I won't be eating much :( , I gotta make weight for wrestling!
 
US Marines Mark Thanksgiving in Iraq

Lexington Herald Reader ^ | Nov. 24, 2005 | AP

QAIM, Iraq - Huddling together in the cold, U.S. Marines of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion spoke Thursday about missing family and friends back home for Thanksgiving while on patrol near the Syrian border.

The Marines are scouting the remote, desert area along the border looking for smugglers and foreign fighters trying to slip into the country from Syria.

The area, one of the most dangerous in Iraq, was the scene of brisk fighting this month as Marines drove insurgents out of three towns near Qaim, 200 miles northwest of Baghdad.

"Serving my country is important but losing friend makes me more thankful for what I have and for what I used to take for granted," said Cpl. Brian Zwart, 20, of Fruitport, Mich., who mans a 25mm canon atop an armored personnel carrier.

Others thought about what they might be doing if they were back home.

"I could be sitting on the couch at home watching football with my dad. Instead I'm driving in Iraq," said Lance Cpl. Kyle Maxwell, 21, of Petaluma, Calif. He is spending his first Thanksgiving away from home driving an armored personnel carrier on patrol.

Most of the more than 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq got a traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey and all the trimmings at their bases.

In Baghdad, American troops were visited by U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.

"Iraq is such an important place in the world. What happens in Iraq will determine and shape the future of the Middle East," Khalilzad said. "Being away on a day like this is a huge sacrifice, but a sacrifice for a good cause."

Soldiers in Baghdad also ran in a 5-kilometer "Turkey Trot" race, then enjoyed a large big spread that included turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, sweet potatoes, shrimp cocktail and about five kinds of pie for dessert.

North of Baghdad, country music star Aaron Tippin was scheduled to give a concert to soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division at Forward Operating Base Speicher.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/special_packages/iraq/13250667.htm
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Thanks Italian Guy. Same ol' chow here in Iraq. Kind of sucks to have holiday's over here. It will be good to get home in a few months.
 
Huddling together in the cold, U.S. Marines of the 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion spoke Thursday about missing family and friends back home for Thanksgiving while on patrol near the Syrian border.
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one of the former cadets from my battalion is in that unit! :shock:
 
Happy holidays guys UK wants to have thanksgiving purely so we can get another day off of work lol hope your all enjoying yourselves.

To all servicemen and women out in Iraq your doing a XgoodX sorry excellent job keep it up. And party when you get home ok
 
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