Chairman Notes Military Family Appreciation Week
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2008 – Military Family Appreciation Week begins tomorrow, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a message today noting the observance.
Here is the text of the chairman’s message:
“This month, as we celebrate our blessings, and give thanks for our freedom to enjoy them, we take great pride in honoring November 21-28, 2008 as Military Family Appreciation Week.
“Families serve just as their uniformed service members do. And the military family has rarely faced as many challenges as our families do today. After seven years of war, hundreds of thousands of families have served through multiple deployments in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as many other locations throughout the globe.
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Philadelphia Center Starts Early to Get Holiday Meals to Troops
By Beth Reece
Special to American Forces Press Service
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| FORT BELVOIR, Va., Nov. 20, 2008 – Army Spc. Christina Beerman favors her dad’s pies and mom’s stuffing, but the Christmas spread she ate at a dining facility in Iraq three years ago was enough to earn her praise for being “phenomenal.”
“They really went all-out, with turkey and dressing – all the traditional items, even lobster. I knew it took a lot of time and preparation for them to put something like that together,” said Beerman, who is assigned to Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Most holiday meals begin with a plan, from what to serve and grocery lists to timelines for defrosting and baking. So extensive are the Thanksgiving and Christmas meals served at military dining facilities that the work starts in April.
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U.S. airmen group together for a prayer, Nov. 4, 2008, at Forward Operating Base Falcon, Iraq. The prayer is a tradition for the airmen, prior to heading out on their daily Police Transition Team missions in the Abu T'shir area of Baghdad where they partner with their Iraq police counterparts. The airmen are assigned to Detachment 3, 732nd Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Frantom
