Question to all Military FreePs...

23 Nov 2017 | US Navy Vet

[US Navy Vet]

Where were you on your first Thanksgiving and Christmas in the Military?

[2CAVTrooper]

First Thanksgiving...

Ft Sill

First Christmas....

Home

[Parley Baer]

I don’t remember for sure. Maybe Millington, Tenn. for aviation training in 1965?
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[G Larry]

TG 1971 - Nuke Weapons Training at Lowry AFB, CO.
Christmas - Home in Washington State.

They didn’t send Nuke Weapons guys to Nam....whew!

[Night Hides Not]

Jump School at Fort Benning 1976. Spent the weekend with a good friend from college (we were both accounting grads in the same class) who lived in Albany GA.

His dad took me to their candy factory, they specialized in candy canes. Although they sold the company years ago, I retain a fondness for sweets from Bob's Candies.

Next couple of Thanksgivings were spent pulling Staff Duty Officer at my battery at Hahn AB. Bachelors took over those duties, to give the married soldiers time with their families.

[SakoL61R]

Instrument phase at US Army flight school, Ft Rucker, AL, 1983.
Class 83-37-Light Blue

Last one, Balad Airbase, Iraq, 2008.

[PROCON]

Happy Thanksgiving, Larry.

I'm doing an easy-to-fix dinner this year.

[Plain Old American]

I remember enjoying the meal in the Dining Facility (Mess Hall) when my Father was stationed in Baumholder Germany. Would have been in the early ‘60s. My first while on active duty was at DLIWC at Monterey Calif in ‘71 with Christmas that year at “Home” - Quarters at Ft Sill, OKLA.

[weston]

Nurnberg Germany. Top Sergeant invited me over for Thanksgiving. His wife cooked up a great meal.
Christmas eve with a bunch of friends out on the town. Christmas Day can’t remember.

[ExpatGator]

Boot Camp in 1980. November 16th 1980-January 16, 1981. Then off to Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center Pacific.

[Feckless]

Killeen/Ft Hood, Texas 1972 (about 25 miles from where I am now)

We went home to my Dad's one year for Christmas from Ft Lewis. I mentioned how nice it was and he said "It ought to be, it's the first time in 15 years." I never even realized it.

Spent 9 in Germany, 1 in Korea, 1 in the Sinai, 1 in Saudi Arabia and this will be 25 here at home.

[SakoL61R]

Pete, Flew several Robin Sage adventures for y’all
Like always, “we” Don’t Quit!

[Mr.Unique]

Chanute AFB. 1981

[Bobibutu]

1960 Treasure Island - USN ET Class A & Radar.

[Mr.Unique]

Chanute was Thanksgiving. Finished Tech School on 23 Dec 81 and went home to San Diego just in time for Christmas.

[Larry Lucido]

You got the pull-top? Nice to keep one of these around, just in case.

[Tailback]

My first Thanksgiving in the military was, ironically with the 528th USAAG Cakmakli, Turkey.

[PROCON]

I probably have my old P-38 around somewhere.

[ElevenB]

Still have one on my keychain.

[Albion Wilde]

Fort Benning, GA (army wife). Brown paper tablecloth and dried autumn leaves for decoration. The small intel unit over for turkey, mashed and corn.

[csvset]

USS Nimitz , in Naples, Italy, two Christmases in a row.