A Thanksgiving to remember for a multisoldier family
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With four in the military, this family sits down to its first Thanksgiving reunion in 13 years.
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The National Endowment for the Arts earlier this year asked U.S. soldiers and their families to write down what they saw, heard and felt during the Iraq war for a program called "Operation Homecoming." The reflections compiled to date offer a poignant glimpse into soldiers' lives and how they are affected by war.
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This week, in homes across our great country, we celebrated Thanksgiving. A uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving enables us to spend time with family and friends, to reflect on our blessings and to engage
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For Thanksgiving, Annie Johnston, her grandson and some neighbors made green bean casserole and stuffing and ate outside by flashlight. They had the meager leftovers for the next three days. They had hoped that by Christmas &#151; three months after back-to-back hurricanes hit &#151; life would be easier. But the days have only become harder for many poor families like Johnston's.
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To me, the Thanksgiving holiday is the beginning of a six- week stretch filled with food, family and fun. A time to reflect about the things I&#39;m thankful for as well as enjoy
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AUGUSTA, Maine -- Barbara Damon-Day, the mother of a Maine Army National Guard captain who died of unexplained causes while serving in Afghanistan, has been on a mission of her own.
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The Maine National Guard is giving life-size pictures of soldiers to the families of deployed guard members to help them connect with their missing relative.
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Childhood friends who enlisted in the Marine Corps together and died together in Iraq were buried side by side.
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Recruit the soldier. Retain the family. That's been common wisdom at the Pentagon for ages.
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With longer deployments, continued chaos in Iraq and a growing death toll, a weariness has set in among many military families.
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Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wrangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.
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When families and friends get together for the holidays this year, many more of them will use a digital camera to record those memories.
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Amid concerns about terrorism and mail threats in a post-September 11 world, two organizations and hundreds of volunteers have stepped in to make sure wounded U.S. troops receive some much-needed holiday cheer.
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When families and friends get  together for the holidays this year, many more of them will use  a digital camera to record those memories.
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They may be disappointed, but families of troops in Iraq should not be surprised that 3,500 soldiers who were expected home next month have been ordered to remain overseas for
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One of the soldiers has proudly served in the military for 10 years. Another passed up a chance to remain safely at home, instead re-enlisting in the Army Reserve and heading to Iraq so "the young kids in that unit" would have someone experienced alongside them.
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Last week, we asked veterans for their Christmas memories. We wanted to know how they celebrated - or how they coped - during the holidays when they were so far from home.