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Thanksgiving at war

Soldiers have long found ways to savor a taste of the American holiday while serving overseas

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by Lauren Hansen
November 24, 2016

Circa 1940

U.S. troops in Westminster Cathedral, London, during a Thanksgiving service.

Nov. 27, 1942

Two American airmen wait on their young British guests during a Thanksgiving party, which U.S. troops threw for 200 children at the American headquarters in London.

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Nov. 23, 1944

Two U.S. soldiers have their Thanksgiving meal in the ruins of a German frontier town.

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Nov. 23, 1944

A U.S. soldier shows off two turkeys that will be prepared for Thanksgiving lunch in Italy.

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Nov. 25, 1983

Two U.S. soldiers enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner at Point Salines, Grenada, where more than 1,000 pounds of turkey was served to the more than 2,000 troops stationed on the island.

Nov. 23, 2000

U.S. soldiers serving in the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo cheer for TV cameras in the U.S. military base Camp Bondsteel in Eastern Kosovo.

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Nov. 28, 2002

U.S. Army soldiers run with their company during Thanksgiving events at Camp New York in the Kuwaiti desert.

Nov. 25, 2004

U.S. troops ride a "gator" utility vehicle decorated to resemble a turkey during a parade before a traditional Thanksgiving meal at the Manas air base in Kyrgyzstan.

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Nov. 26, 2009

SPC John Dever of Chicago has Thanksgiving dinner while standing watch in a guard tower in Matakhan, Afghanistan.

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Nov. 26, 2009

Army soldiers eat their Thanksgiving meal at a combat outpost in Cherkatah, Afghanistan.

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Nov. 25, 2010

U.S. Army soldiers play touch football in the early morning hours on Thanksgiving at a military base in Zhari district, Afghanistan.

Nov. 22, 2012

U.S. soldiers queue up for their Thanksgiving meal in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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Nov. 22, 2012

U.S. soldiers pray before eating a Thanksgiving meal at a dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul.

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