The U.S. military once again used its massive logistical reach to send almost 100,000 pounds of turkey to U.S. troops stationed all over the world for Thanksgiving, it announced Wednesday.
For example, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support provided service membersdeployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait with:
98,820 pounds of turkey
47,880 pounds of beef
31,650 pounds of ham
30,384 pounds of shrimp
3,110 gallons of grape juice
918 gallons of eggnog
6,288 pies
9,378 cakes (which includes 382 cheese cakes)
The team also worked with regional vendors across the globe to provide Thanksgiving meals to Navy ships at sea and troops in Japan, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Okinawa, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Europe, and Africa.
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