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Posted on 11/23/2005 9:54:13 PM PST by snippy_about_it
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 World War Two Voices from the Front Bill Sykes of Plymouth, Combat Engineers and then 1095th Engineer Utility Company, Command SoPac, US Army Engineers 1942-1945 : "My first Thanksgiving, that was kind of a sad thing for me, being away from home and being young and not being with my family for Thanksgiving, missing the football games. And having no Thanksgiving -- we had no Thanksgiving. They attempted to do it in a field kitchen, but what can you do in a field kitchen? After that first Thanksgiving, though, they put on some beautiful meals. They had everything you could think of for Thanksgiving dinner. They really made a big effort to do it the proper way. We would find out who had the best dinner. And the Navy had the best dinner, I'll tell you right now. The Navy had really good Thanksgivings. They had the ships, you know. And they'd bring in all kinds of food. But the Army did pretty good, too. "The Thanksgiving dinners were served on trays. (My first one, with the Combat Engineers, was served in mess kits. That doesn't work too well.) They had cranberry sauce, stuffing, the whole thing. It was a good meal. But the feeling of Thanksgiving wasn't there. The meal was there, but the feeling of Thanksgiving wasn't. I guess you couldn't have Thanksgiving when you were overseas. There wasn't much to be thankful for. It was sad. Although, I guess there was some thankfulness, at least you were still alive!" Cliff Sampson of Plymouth, US Navy 1942-1945 : "My first military Thanksgiving was in 1942 at Great Lakes. We had a big mess hall and it was a typical Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the fixings, apple pie and mince pie. They tried to make it special and, of course, everybody was hepped on the war. Just being a little recruit, you didn't have much to say about it anyhow, you just did what they told you and ate what they gave you. But it was good food, I can't complain. Some of the food probably was better than a lot of people ever had before they were in the service. Some people came from poverty... "Thanksgiving 1945 I was home in Plymouth with my family and my wife. We were getting ready to settle down and I was back to work, running the store again. It was a great feeling to be home, after being blown up on a ship in July (the USS YMS 84 yard mind sweeper was blown up 3 July 1945, Cliff Sampson received the Purple Heart) and then in November, I'm out of the service and the war is over. I feel sorry for all those that didn't come back. It was a great experience, but it's too bad for those who had to leave us. They fought for a great cause." Bill Shepard of Plymouth, 102 Infantry Division ("Ozark Division"), U.S. Army, stationed in Ohio, Germany and Wales :  Thanksgiving Dinner Two Ozark infantrymen, Pfc William G. Curtis from San Diego, California, and Pfc Donald R. Stratton from Colville, Washington, enjoy a hasty meal in the battered window of a shell-torn house far, far from home. 23 November 1944. Waurichen, Germany. "The Armed Forces were absolutely adamant about getting the troops a Thanksgiving dinner, all over the world, no matter who you were or what you were doing. Whether it was on the front lines or in a big fort like Sam Houston in San Antonio, they always made sure that the Armed Forces got a Thanksgiving dinner. Christmas meals were also somewhat like that, but I remember the Thanksgiving dinners -- there were always turkeys and pies and everything you would have at home. The food was often cold, if you were in the field (Thanksgiving Day 1944, the Ozark Division had just broken through the Siegfried Line at Aachen), but it was Thanksgiving." Stanley Collins, US Navy :      |
FR is a virtual home away from home for the best folks on the planet. Happy Thanksgiving.
Hi Humal. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too.
Good morning from Oregon texianyankee.
Are you grillin your turkey today Neil? Have a safe holiday and don't eat too much at one time. ;-)
Good morning Gail. Enjoy the day off!
Razor wire is better ;-)
Working! Are you going to have to eat your turkey cold?
Thanks RasterMaster. Happy Thanksgiving to you.
The Revenge of the Turkey!!
Turkey Beats Up Dog
OBERLIN, Ohio (USA) — A small town 30 miles southwest of Cleveland was put on alert after residents began to complain about a mad turkey on the loose. More than 20 complaints poured in to the Ohio Division of Wildlife, including a woman's claim that the foul-tempered fowl pecked a fight with her dog.
She told reporters that she has begun carrying a stick to defend herself and her pooch from the feathered fiend.
The Oberlin Chronicle-Telegram reports that the wild turkey has been seen regularly over the past year and has been becoming bolder in approaching humans.
"My kids have enjoyed watching it,” said resident John H. Scofield, whose Bronco (pictured, above right) has been a favorite roosting spot for the urban bird. But he said his children, ages 2 and 5, avoid getting close to the turkey.
It has sharp talons, a school principal warned students.
This week, the Ohio Division of Wildlife sent out a squad to study and capture the beast, but they were unable to find it. Dan Kramer, a wildlife management supervisor, cautions, "As far as we know, it’s still out there."
Turkey Attempts to Rob Bank
PLAINFIELD, Conn. (USA) — Customers of the Jewett City Savings Bank were reportedly held at bay by a 20-pound turkey hen who was perhaps bent on perpetrating the world's first bank gobblery.
Not far from a local supermarket where shoppers were carting home her frozen cousins, the wild turkey caused quite a stir, reports the Hartford Courant:
"The Plainfield turkey chased one man around his car and came at a woman who threw her keys at the creature. It took several people to corral the feisty bird, a feat eventually accomplished by a highway employee who raises geese and chickens.
"The gobbling creature was last seen strutting toward Pachaug Forest, where she has earned the right to live in peace, and the respect of several bank customers."
Happy Thanksgiving feather. What's your plan today for dinner?
Let me elaborate on Sam's response to your post.
Amen and AMEN!
Happy Thanksgiving sweetie pie. Speaking of pie, as I look in my fridge I see I only have chocolate Reddi Whip. Now I wonder how that will go with my pumpkin pie. Yikes.
Hi manna. Thanks for 'bootin' up the computer to stop into the Foxhole today. :-)
LOL. Well said.
Nice pic. Thanks Sam.
I am preparing a plump chicken with dressing, taters, broccoli with onion rings and cream of mushroom casserole.
You cooking today?? Have you had your Starbucks yet?? Please tell me old friend Sam I am wishing him a Happy Thanksgiving.
*HUGS*
Must not have been a "real" dog.
Oh snippy, forgot to tell you, snow on the ground and snowing now in old New York. Purdy white all around. Big dump heading in. Do ya miss it?? LOL
Your casserole sounds yummy. Sam's birthday is also Dec. 2nd!
I think my Starbucks is closed so just Darksheare's coffee today.
Sam's cooking Thanksgiving turkey today. I'm afraid I'm not a very good cook so it's best I stay as far away from the kitchen as possible.
LOL. NO I DO NOT MISS THE SNOW!!!
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