On Thanksgiving Day, courtesy of the Navy Memorial:
Free Thanksgiving “Supper for Sailors”
Hosted by the U.S. Navy Memorial
Thursday, November 26 at 11 a.m.Washington, D.C. [November 13 , 2009] – Acting as a home away from home, the United States Navy Memorial is hosting a free Thanksgiving dinner for active duty, single Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who live and work in the Washington metropolitan area who may find themselves away from their families for the holiday.
“The holidays are all about getting together with family and friends,” said Rear Adm. Ted Walker, USN (Ret.) President and CEO of the Navy Memorial. “Here at the Navy Memorial, we wanted to make sure all Sailors in the DC area who can’t go home to see family can spend Thanksgiving and watch a little football with us.”
In addition to a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, football games will be shown in HD in both the state-of-the-art Burke Theater and the President’s Room throughout the day. This is the first year the Navy Memorial is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, but the Foundation hopes to continue the tradition for years to come. Service members are encouraged to come in casual attire.
The event is free, but seating is limited, so advance registration is required. To register, please contact Brittney Haworth at (202) 380-0733 or register online at www.navymemorial.org.
The U.S. Navy Memorial welcomes food and volunteers to support the event. If you would like to donate prepared food or volunteer, please contact Cindy Collins at (202) 380-0714.
My son-in-law (along with the rest of his Goat Locker) all chipped in to do 20 deep fried turkeys for the Mayport FRC. His part was the peanut oil: $200. He was over to the house last night, I asked him why he smelled like burned turkey fat and got the finger
My daughter and son-in-law are doing the turkey day thing at her house for a change, and have invited two young sailors who don’t have the ability to go home on leave and no family and friends locally to share Thanksgiving with them. That’s the spirit of Thanksgiving in the Navy.
A noble, but sightly flawed, gesture indeed…it just seems a mite strange to me that invitations were limited to the “seagoing services” …not that any non-seagoing service member, if invited, would likely show…
….but are we/they not all brothers and sisters in arms ?… a disposable sentiment this time … one hopes it won’t be the next time. Best
I consider it reward for exercising some good sense
my best memory from bootcamp in Great Lakes was being invited to someones house for Thanksgiving. Highlight of bootcamp and a first experience for me.
Having been in the states for only 6 years at that point, I and my family were aware of thanksgiving holliday and what it meant but we just didn’t really “practice” it with turkey and the whole shebang. Being at a strangers house that evening, really showed me what “Thanksgiving” really meant. I just wish I could thank them again.
By the way, still think that the cranberry thing out of a can is the weirdest/nastiest thing ever. Thats why I make mine with fresh cranberries, crushed pineaple, orange, pears, walnuts, touch of brandy and some other ingredients. Awesome and its good on ice cream.