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Thanksgiving at war

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

Lauren Hansen

For American soldiers stationed overseas, Thanksgiving often offers a much-needed reminder of home. Army barracks stock up on the feast's essentials, and soldiers take time to spread the generous spirit of the holiday while enjoying Thanksgiving traditions like a game of touch football, a modest parade, or a prayer among friends.

Here's a look back at how some of America's brave men and women have celebrated Thanksgiving while serving abroad.

http://theweek.com/captured/663228/thanksgiving-war



Nov. 23, 1944 | Two U.S. soldiers have their Thanksgiving meal in the ruins of a German frontier town. | (Mondadori Portfolio/Newscom)




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. | (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)