Stryker Brigade News

Thanksgiving in Iraq

Nov-25-2004 » Filed Under: 1/25 SBCT

We wanted to share this message from a soldier that was posted on our Bulletin Board:

The dining facility prepared a sumptuous feast and kept it open for 8 hours so that everyone could eat. Actually.....we also flew the meal out to people at remote locations so no one missed out. I am not a master chef or terribly picky about what I eat, but I certainly think that this meal was a very good and tasty one. We had tons of turkey, ham, stuffing, vegetables, pie.......basically anything you would eat at a Thanksgiving in the states.........and the ice sculptures and exquisitely carved pumpkins were a nice touch on the side. There was football playing on the big screen TV (granted, a college game since the NFL games won't start for another hour or two). We even had "festive" Thanksgiving napkins...........kind of weird to be 8000 miles from home but still have "Happy Thanksgiving" napkins.............a nice thought nonetheless.

All in all a great meal considering where we are and what is going on around us. The unit commander thanked the troops for the great job they have been doing and personally served troops chow for the last few hours of the meal (an Army tradition that was certainly not ignored here).

I am sure we would all rather be sharing this day with families and loved ones back in the states, but please know that your sons/husbands/daughters/wives are with their sisters/brothers in arms and certainly not alone, nor underfed.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

You can also see a photo of the spread in our gallery.