{"id":50688,"date":"2020-11-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/26\/covid-19-doesnt-stop-thanksgiving-for-troops-overseas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:51:40","slug":"covid-19-doesnt-stop-thanksgiving-for-troops-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/11\/26\/covid-19-doesnt-stop-thanksgiving-for-troops-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 doesn\u2019t stop Thanksgiving for troops overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For troops overseas, it\u2019s expected they won\u2019t be coming home for Thanksgiving. Normally, deployed servicemembers are treated to feasts with their comrades. Turkeys and trimmings are typically shipped out each year in an effort to maintain morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFood is emotional, and this year more than ever, it\u2019s so important that DLA Troop Support got the turkeys, hams and all the trimmings to our troops wherever they are stationed,\u201d said Army Col. Eric McCoy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dla.mil\/\" target=_blank>Defense Logistics Agency<\/a>\u2019s Troop Support subsistence director, in a statement emailed Tuesday. \u201cOur supply chain takes the holidays very seriously. Our troops are far away from home, and they definitely look forward to this meal. Disappointing them is not an option.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DLA Troop Support spends some $19 billion annually on food, uniforms, protective equipment, medicine and medical supplies, repair parts, and construction and equipment for the armed forces, according to a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the pandemic, when large gatherings could potentially put troops and their units at risk, some could forego the big events and opt for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Explore\/Features\/Story\/Article\/2425663\/thanksgiving-feed-the-troops-tradition-continues-despite-covid-19\/\" target=_blank>grab-and-go style takeout<\/a> if they want to, a Defense Department spokesperson told Military Times in an email on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked in an email if any deployed units were not holding large Thanksgiving dinners for their troops because of the coronavirus, a Defense Department spokesperson referred Military Times to Central Command and pointed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Explore\/Spotlight\/Coronavirus\/Latest-DOD-Guidance\/\" target=_blank>DoD coronavirus guidance policy<\/a>, adding that decisions at military installations are made by the local commanders and based on several factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM did not reply to a Tuesday email by article publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe holidays will look quite different this year for everyone,\u201d said DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. 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