...NEVER like this in Vietnam...!
The KBR folks who run the Chow Hall here do a great job every single day, but mannnnnnnnn, did they take it to a higher level on Thanksgiving Day!!!!
My last Thanksgiving Day in combat found me as a 2ndLt in 3d Force Recon Co, out in the A Shau Valley. The Thanksgiving Day in combat before that found me as a Sgt in E/2/4, around Quang Tri...only thing Thanksgiving about the chow then was that we were thankful we had some, and it was TURKEY LOAF in the C's...!
Yesterday, however, I wasn't thinking about how "nice" folks made it for us, here in the (relative) rear with the gear, but rather three groups of very special folks who weren't enjoying the Feast with us...those Warriors out there standing fully in Harm's Way who could only take a few moments away from their concentration towards the enemy...those Brother Warriors from that time long ago who never got the chance to enjoy another Thanksgiving with their friends and loved ones...and then...our FRIENDS and LOVED ones who aren't with us over here, but who we know are "there for us"...all-in-all, a pretty darned good day, considering....
Oh yeah...no incoming last nite...made it even nicer!!!
Semper Fi from the Cold, Muddy Sands of Kandahar