We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:05:39 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The dining facility at Camp Arifjan, which lays claim to being the largest dining facility in the Army, is prepared to serve Thanksgiving dinners to several thousand troops. Dusty, in an email, asked me what I was thankful for - he then told me what he was thankful for this Thanksgiving Day... What have you to be thankful for this Thanksgiving? As for me... 1) My wife for doing all she does. 2) My daughter for doing all she does (oi). 3) My Dad, for showing us all how to live...and how to die. 4) The American fighting man...God bless... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html Thu, 25 Nov 2004 09:34:27 -0600 Thanks much for the link, Sir, and that was a great slide show re. Fallujah (to which I linked). Hope your readers will check out the Ford "commercial " (which is more of a "support the troops" message) I linked to yesterday. Anybody who served during the Nam era has to be moved by it. Airborne Combat Engineer http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9425 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9425 Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:46:47 -0600 I was looking around my table today and understood the Blessing God has given us. For the first time in many years the Empty Chair was not for one of our own! For ALL of our children were at our Thanksgiving Feast today. Out of harm's way and home in the fold, as one! What more could could a father ask for? We still kept the Empty Chair in it's regular setting and my son lighted The Candle to honor his brothers that were not so fortunate to make it back this time. The words he spoke were elegant in their simplicity. And private. Yes, God has placed His Blessings upon our family and for that I am truly, remarkably thankful! Happy Thanksgiving Castle Argghhh!!! May the Good Lord continue to take a liking to ya'! May He continue to watch over all of our Servicemen, Servicewomen, and their Families! May He also continue to give his Blessings to our Country and all Her People!!! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9411 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9411 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:35:14 -0600 Happy Thanksgiving, John, from the land that celebrated it 5 weeks ago! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9409 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9409 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 20:08:12 -0600 Re: SSgt Huffman...good shot--thanks. He's part of the 4 ASOG. 2 ASOS supports the 1st ID, 1 ASOS the 1st AD and 4 ASOS are the ASOC bubbas at Division/Corps. They've been busy rewriting TACP doctrine...heh. Instapilot http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9401 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9401 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:01:41 -0600 Happy Thanksgiving John, sounds like a great way to spend it! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9397 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2004/11/happy_thanksgiving.html#comment-9397 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 11:09:44 -0600