Latest "Thanksgiving" stories

President Joe Biden and chef Robert Irvine, right, help serve a "friendsgiving" meal to service members and their relatives at the Norfolk Naval Station on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Norfolk, Va.

Bidens start Thanksgiving week by having dinner with service members

President Joe Biden is set to visit naval installations in Virginia for an early kickoff to the Thanksgiving holiday week.

2 weeks ago

Turkeys, pies and eggnog deployed to troops around the world

Troops deployed in support of the Ukraine response are also getting thousands of pounds of turkey.

By Karen Jowers

13 months ago

Bidens to serve up ‘Friendsgiving’ dinner for military families

Celebrity chef Robert Irvine is preparing the troops a holiday meal.

By Karen Jowers

13 months ago

A tactical guide for avoiding Thanksgiving family conflicts

Build alliances, and, for the love of god, don't turn on CNN.

By Sarah Sicard

2 years ago

COVID-19 doesn’t stop Thanksgiving for troops overseas

However Thanksgiving will look for deployed servicemembers this year, the DLA’s troop support program is providing warfighters with Thanksgiving meals, as it does annually.

By Jared Morgan

3 years ago

Volunteer group Soldiers’ Angels helps vets at home, afar

The war in Iraq was still in its first year when Patti Patton-Bader’s son, a soldier there, told her that he was one of the few service members he knew who was getting care packages.

By Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express News via the AP

5 years ago