The FReeper Foxhole Remembers the 31st RCT at the Chosin Reservoir (Nov. 1950)- Nov. 27th, 2003

Army History Foundation ^ | Matthew J. Seelinger, AHF Research Historian

[U S Army EOD]

My job was basically to look out for the welfare of the unit and to use my clout to get things done to make life as easy as possible for my men. My job in the unit was to sign things that the NCO's couldn't legally sign.

But in performing the actual mission, I took all the dirtiest and most dangerous jobs. I was to lazy to fill out the casuality reports.

[Darksheare]

Baaah, you didn't hit post too soon.
You're just suffering from pre-Thankgiving FOOD jitters.
Me, I'm waiting for the pumpkin pie to become available.
If it doesn't become available for raiding soon, I'll just have to ninja it out of sight stealthily...

[snippy_about_it]

Happy Thanksgiving US Army EOD!

Thank you for sharing your story with the Foxhole, we really appreciate it.

[SAMWolf]

My job in the unit was to sign things that the NCO's couldn't legally sign.

LOL! You're the first Officer I ever heard admit that.

[SAMWolf]

Hi Darksheare. Getting your revenge on the turkey yet?

[Darksheare]

First time I've heard anyone say that too!
*chuckle*
Ouch..

[snippy_about_it]

Happy Thanksgiving Darksheare!

[snippy_about_it]

SAMWolf! tsk tsk!

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Thanksgiving in Iraq

Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) holds his Thanksgiving meal turkey during dinner at the U.S. base in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)


President George W. Bush secretly traveled to Baghdad and paid a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to U.S. troops in a mission to boost the morale of forces in Iraq amid mounting casualties. Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 1st Brigade of the 1st Armored Division enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving lunch at their base in eastern Baghdad, November 27, 2003. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)


A US soldier from the 4th Infantry Division (Task Force Ironhorse) is served a piece of Turkey during Thanksgiving dinner at the mess of 4ID headquarters in Tikrit, 180 kilometers (110 miles) north of Baghdad. US President George W. Bush went on a secret visit to Iraq to see US troops there, US media reported.(AFP/Mauricio Lima)


American soldiers from the 101st Airborne division (Air Assault) line up for a Thanksgiving's Day lunch in the northern city of Mosul, November 27, 2003. About 5,500 soldiers serving in northern Iraq celebrated Thanksgiving. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra


American soldiers from the 101st Airborne division (Air Assault) queue up for a Thanksgiving lunch in the northern city of Mosul November 27, 2003. About 5,500 soldiers serving in northern Iraq celebrated Thanksgiving. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra


A U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division soldier gets his Thanksgiving meal at a base in Baghdad Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. The gargantuan task of feeding an occupying army took weeks of preparation, with whole turkeys, cranberry sauce and spices imported from the United States then flown into Kuwait. From there, it was loaded into seven trucks and brought into Iraq under heavy military escort. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)


American soldiers from the 101st Airborne division (Air Assault) wash their hands in outdoor washbasins before a Thanksgiving's lunch in the northern city of Mosul November 27, 2003. About 5,500 soldiers serving in northern Iraq celebrated Thanksgiving. REUTERS/ Zohra Bensemra


US President George W. Bush. Bush went on a surprise visit to Iraq to see US troops there, US media reports said.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

[SAMWolf]

Our Military Today
Bush Visits the Troops

U.S. President George W. Bush carry a platter of turkey and fixings as he visits U.S. troops for Thanksgiving in Baghdad, Thursday, Nov 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, Pool)


In this image from TV, US President Bush addresses troops on Thanksgiving day Thursday Nov. 27, 2003, during a surprise visit to American troops in Baghdad, Iraq. Bush flew secretly to violence-scarred Iraq, to tahnk US forces for serving there. (AP Photo/APTN)

[snippy_about_it]

Great news and GREAT pictures SAM. Take that hitlery! Ha!

[Darksheare]

Not yet, but the turkey must pay.
And pie crusts must pay as well..
They never bake right, ever..

[Darksheare]

Thanks!
And happy Thanksgiving!

Turkey, the ONLY thing EVER to get the drop on me in the woods.
But, NOTHING has been able to sneak up on me since.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! Can you imagine the disappointment fot the troops who got a visit from Hillary, when they find out Bush was at another unit.

[Darksheare]

HOLY CROW!
A President that RESPECTS THE TROOPS!
Hillary must be FUMING!

[SAMWolf]

Some of us Americans have a warped sense of humor. :-)

[snippy_about_it]

She would ruin my dinner!

[w_over_w]

Morning Glory Snip, Sam and All the Foxhole Freepers~

As we behold the truths declared so clearly in God’s Word our hearts abound with thanksgiving, not just one designated day per year, but every day of every year. We have so much to be thankful for! God, our Father, has called us from before the foundation of this world to be blessed with all spiritual blessings. Thank God for this country that so many Americans have sacrificed their lives for to protect that precious commodity called FREEDOM! Until then . . .

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Matt. 5:14

[snippy_about_it]

Good afternoon w_over_w. We're enjoying watching footage of President Bush visiting troops in Baghdad. Good news today.