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For some troops, a holiday-dinner-in-a-box
Yahoo News ^ | 12/24/13 | Olivier Knox

Posted on 12/24/2013 7:51:06 AM PST by Kartographer

For the American servicemen and –women on the front lines – those who will be spending the winter at remote outposts or on patrol in places like Afghanistan – “home for the holidays” is just a dream. That’s why a special military lab has stepped up to give them a little taste of home: A holiday dinner of turkey, mashed potatoes, sweet-potato casserole, and green beans. Hot sauce? That too.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; thankyou; troops

Merry Christmas to all that serve where every they be!
1 posted on 12/24/2013 7:51:06 AM PST by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

bet obama won’t show up with a ham


2 posted on 12/24/2013 7:56:41 AM PST by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: yldstrk

It would interfere with his tee-time. Besides, I’d rather not see the soldiers being forcibly disarmed in a war-zone, which is what Obastard orders every time he meets with the troops.


3 posted on 12/24/2013 8:02:22 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: yldstrk

Mac daddy had planned to give them 6 hams but due to a glitch in his plans this will not happen, moooooochele ate them all herself.


4 posted on 12/24/2013 8:03:25 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: yldstrk

1971...Chow hall, RAF Greenham Common, sat down for Christmas dinner bit into a dinner roll cracked a tooth exposed a nerve and spent the rest of the day getting the extraction and on pain killers.....HO HO HO


5 posted on 12/24/2013 8:06:06 AM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: Kartographer

Hint:

Dinner is not what makes Christmas to a deployed soldier...


6 posted on 12/24/2013 8:23:16 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Kartographer

Back in the Vietnam days, when I bought Tabasco at the UT (U Tapao AFB) BX, there was an order blank so you could order a free recipe booklet from Tabasco on how to spice up your C Rations.
I still have my booklet somewhere around here.


7 posted on 12/24/2013 8:23:52 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
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To: Kartographer

They probably could have bought TV dinners from Swanson for half the price, and it would have been as good.


8 posted on 12/24/2013 8:47:08 AM PST by Venturer (Half Staff the Flag of the US for Terrorists.)
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To: yldstrk

Mooch will send a box of peas with a CIC note saying ‘eat your peas’.


9 posted on 12/24/2013 8:50:10 AM PST by TurboZamboni ("PEACE ON EARTH TO MEN OF GOOD WILL".)
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To: Cyber Liberty

Sounds to me like he is afraid that one of the soldiers might go postal on him.


10 posted on 12/24/2013 9:44:23 AM PST by Catsrus (A)
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To: Catsrus

One of his rare moments of mental clarity.


11 posted on 12/24/2013 9:46:14 AM PST by Cyber Liberty (H.L. Mencken: "The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.")
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To: yldstrk

The good news is that the troops in Afghanistan will get holiday dinners wherever they’re stationed.

The even better news is that Rep. Paul Ryan has their backs.

Wait a minute...


12 posted on 12/24/2013 9:55:25 AM PST by DPMD
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To: TurboZamboni

I druther pee on her eats.


13 posted on 12/24/2013 9:56:30 AM PST by DPMD
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To: DPMD

The only thing that ryan uses their back for is stabbing.

He promised to correct this inadvertent mistake - oh wait this is the second promise to our vets and we see how the first one turned out.

Credibility and elected officials are not to be used in the breath as it is a meaningless.

Our government wastes billions and we are to believe that this the only place to save money. Boy that rates right up ther with “If you like your health plan you can keep it, period”.


15 posted on 12/24/2013 10:44:22 AM PST by chiefqc
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To: JRandomFreeper

Forgot to ping you!


16 posted on 12/24/2013 12:43:32 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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