A soldier from the 101st Airborne Division enjoys a drumstick in eastern Afghanistan’s Pech Valley on Thanksgiving Day 2010. (Andrea Bruce — The Washington Post)
Delivering Turkey To Troops Gets A Little Trickier -- Washington Post
It can be hard to organize Thanksgiving dinner for tens of thousands of troops overseas. It is surely harder to organize a Thanksgiving dinner when you don’t know how many troops will be left to feed.
This year, the Defense Department plans to deliver about 168,000 pounds of turkey – including roughly 6,000 whole birds – to troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Kuwait. Also being delivered: 37,800 pounds of stuffing, 43,560 pounds of sweet potatoes and 34,560 pies, plus some other dishes.
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More News On Thanksgiving Day For U.S. Troops
Getting Turkey To The Troops -- NPR
As troops prepare exit, turkeys deploy to Iraq -- Army Times
U.S. Military Takes Turkey to Troops in Afghanistan -- Bloomberg
Troops reach out for help feeding their families at Thanksgiving -- Stars and Stripes
Prince Harry Spends First Thanksgiving Partying in Vegas, Renting a Harley -- ABC News
USO airport volunteers welcome troops on holiday -- CBS News/AP
Panetta Issues Thanksgiving Message to Troops, Families -- US Department of Defense
Chairman, Senior Enlisted Advisor Send Thanksgiving Wishes -- US Department of Defense
Obama Telephones Thanks To Service Members Abroad -- Salon
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