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This is my story: Thanksgiving overseas
Posted: Saturday, November 28, 2009 10:14 am
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This is my story: Thanksgiving overseas
We have hit a critical time in our deployment calculator. Thanksgiving!! It is known that many of us countdown to deployment, countdown to the time we get into our base, and the time we are leaving for home. The latter being the most important.

I try not to countdown the entire deployment, but take it in chunks. The first being my Rest & Recuperation (R&R) or vacation from here, the second Thanksgiving, third is Christmas and New Years, and last getting out of here. Another trick I learned was to count the weeks before the exact days, once we get into the single digit weeks I will switch to days. All of this is a key to staying positive.

Thanksgiving at FOB Leatherneck was way better than I expected. It is always tough being away from family, especially for significant events like Thanksgiving but the bond I have formed with people here made it a bit easier.

Our noon meal was like being at your favorite buffet. I could not say no to all of the food that was being handed to me. We had roast beef cut straight from the bone, roast turkey, ham, shrimp cocktail, sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, dressing, green beans, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, egg nog, ice cream, and much more!

After our meal we had a Battalion flag football tournament. Our company took second. It was a great way to end the afternoon and to end a pretty good Thanksgiving.

Sgt. Jeremiah Miller, a Waseca native, blogs for wasecacountynews.com and is a frequent Community Perspectives contributor to the print edition.
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By: AndreaT on 12/1/09
Thanks Miah for all you do:) Thanks to Jaala as well who selflessly shares her husband with the world.

By: Franklin on 12/1/09
It's good to hear you're doing well Jeremiah. I don't know how you could play football after eating all of that food. Prayers are with you.

By: isthisforreal on 11/30/09
Prayers for all of you - maybe next Thanksgiving. . .


 
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