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Commanding General's Thanksgiving Day Message, Nov. 2008
Commanding General's Thanksgiving Day Message, Nov. 2008 Print E-mail Monday, 24 November 2008 Original Source: Multi-National Force - Iraq Next > [ Back ]
'A Day of Thanksgiving'
online.wsj.com — When was the first Thanksgiving? Most of us think of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1621. But... if the question is about the first national Thanksgiving holiday, the answer is that the tradition began at a lesser-known moment in 1777 in York, Pa. In July ... (more) 'A Day of Thanksgiving'
 Thanksgiving Message from Chambliss Family (video)
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Thanksgiving Message from Chambliss Family (video)
youtube.com — A special Thanksgiving message from the whole Chambliss family.... (more) Thanksgiving Message from Chambliss Family (video)
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corner.nationalreview.com — Tuesday night of last week, I got a call from Richard, a good friend of mine. I... just wasn't in the mood to take it, you know? You've been there. Anyway, he didn't leave a message. The next day got away from me, but the day after that I called his ... (more) Thanksgiving
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Pre-Turkey Day Open Thread
redstate.com 11/26/2008 — As you can tell, we're moving slow this day before Thanksgiving. I've already been digging into the sweet potato pie. This will be our first Thanksgiving at home. With a baby expected in the next two weeks, we've decided not to travel. And we're having no guests. So it'll just be us.  ...
Salmonella & Thanks
airamerica.com 11/26/2008 — Turkey Day. Happy Turkey Day. I want to puke. I hate Thanksgiving. Hate it. It's contrived, pressure-packed, nauseatingly mawkish and hokey. Women around the country are enslaved, chained to their ranges and ovens, overwhelmed all too often by the pressure of the meal and that bird. read more
Thanksgiving in Iraq and Afghanistan
mudvillegazette.com 11/27/2008 — Over in the Dawn Patrol (in the right column if you're on the front page ) the Mrs has compiled a list of milbloggers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan this Thanksgiving. If you have a few minutes to spare this busy day, visit a couple and leave ...
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Starts (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 11/27/2008 — Scroll down for video NEW YORK - The 82nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade began winding its way through Manhattan streets under sunny skies on Thursday, as thousands of marchers carried giant balloons past throngs of holiday revelers cheering them along the route. Quincy Kersbergen ...
Iraqis Break Bread With Americans This Thanksgiving
newsbusters.org 11/28/2008 — I'm shocked this is a CBS report. Nevertheless, I hope it touches you as it did me, and makes your day as it did mine: Wow!
Happy Thanksgiving To AllThe Democratic Daily
For me, and I’m certain for every reader, this is a day to say thanks for the good things in our lives. I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving day with friends and family. Everyday, if nothing else, we have the gift of sunrise. Tags: Friends And Family , Happy Day , Happy ...
Obama's Thanksgiving Day AddressDaily Kos
Good morning. Nearly 150 years ago, in one of the darkest years of our nation’s history, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving. America was split by Civil War. But Lincoln said in his first Thanksgiving decree that difficult ...
Happy ThanksgivingLittle Green Footballs
We wish all LGF readers a happy and safe Thanksgiving Day. “The First Thanksgiving,” by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Thanksgiving 2008Basil's Blog
Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It’s a day set aside for giving thanks for the many blessing we have received. Many families will gather together, many good times will be shared, and many meals will be consumed. But there are people who don’t have families with whom to gather ...
Overnight/Thanksgiving Eve Thread (genghis)Ace of Spades HQ
A little something to relieve the tension. Comment at will. File photo of a traditional Thanksgiving meal Enough bad news for one day. Please have a Happy Thanksgiving....
Matt Lewis: Presidential Thanksgiving ProclamationsTownhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
FDR's Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, 1941:I, FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate and set aside Thursday, the twentieth day of November, 1941, as a day to be observed in...
Gates Offers Gratitude To Troops, Families In Thanksgiving Message - With VideoPat Dollard | Young Americans
What do you think Obamas message will be to the troops this Thanksgiving? Lets see if Obama says anything…. We taking bets? American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates expressed his gratitude to the nation’s servicemembers ...
A Black Friday SonnetThe Moderate Voice
For most Americans the big day this week is Thanksgiving. For retailers, however, and for economists as well, it’s the day after Thanksgiving. This is “Black Friday,” traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year, the day retailers hope to get into the black, the harbinger of ...
Giving Thanks (Guest Voice)The Moderate Voice
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving — a day of giving thanks. And what’s that all about? Humorous Tom Purcell puts on his serious hat and tells us in this Guest Voice: Giving Thanks by Tom Purcell I get to sit at the big table this year. I speak of Thanksgiving, the finest day of the ...
The Lesson of the First ThanksgivingFlopping Aces
One that sadly, it seems we are forgetting… [note: I ran this before the election and it's a message we may need to be reminded of often in the years ahead] A warning from the first Thanksgiving! William Bradford was one of the leaders of that group of persons we call ...