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1992 Christmas was during the drawdown in Germany. We had been sending trucks to every closing base to get stuff so the Germans wouldn't have it. Our little base was crammed with the best of the best from Air Force, Navy; Army, whatever.

The mess hall in our little base was transformed into a gourmet dining hall. We had a new Master Sergeant take over the mess hall who was highly skilled and no-nonsense. Christmas dinner that year was incredible - turkeys, hams, stuffing, and a huge amount of gourmet items. I'll never forget how great it was but I can't remember all the items.

4 posted on 12/25/2020 9:33:42 AM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)

“Master Sergeant ...... who was highly skilled and no-nonsense”

A little off topic but I can relate. I was raised by one of those, and later promoted to 1st Sgt.

As you can imagine I didn’t give my dad much of a hard time as a kid growing up. The discipline instilled in me has sustained me my whole life and I have alway been grateful for it.