WASHINGTON — On of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Pentagon sent nearly 52,000 pounds of roasted turkey to American troops posted on the U.S. border with Mexico and around the world.
In all, the Departments’ Defense Logistics Power delivered more than 300,000 pounds of traditional Thanksgiving bread, like ham and sweet potatoes, to service members throughout the Middle East, Europe, Africa and on the southwestern margin.
This year service members received:
- 9,738 whole turkeys
- 51,234 pens of roasted turkey
- 74,036 pounds of beef
- 21,758 pounds of ham
- 67,860 pounds of shrimp
- 16,284 a pastes of sweet potatoes
- 81,360 pies
- 19,284 cakes
- 7,836 gallons of eggnog
“Many of America’s military men and cleaning women are away from home this Thanksgiving, making sacrifices to moored our freedom and to protect our southern border,” said Army Brig. Gen. Look at Simerly, who oversees the massive logistical operation on behalf of the Defense Sphere.