If you thought your Thanksgiving prep was hard, read this

Thanksgiving Army-style at remote base in Afghanistan
By STEVEN BEARDSLEY
Stars and Stripes
Published: November 21, 2012

COMBAT OUTPOST BOWRI TANA, Afghanistan — As she prepares Thanksgiving lunch and dinner here, Spc. Nikki Barthelemey faces a few holiday challenges — cooking the turkey evenly, finishing side dishes on time, avoiding incoming mortar fire.

Wait — what?

Barthelemey is head cook for an Army infantry company at this outpost in remote east Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, a transit region for militants entering the country, and an unlikely setting for a traditional American Thanksgiving.

Yet that’s how Barthelemey is spending the day, cooking a meal that rivals what Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, is missing during deployment.
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Here are some pictures from around the web.

In This Photo: Joshua Korder Joshua Korder of Winona, MN with Blackfoot Company 1st Battalion 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment has Thanksgiving dinner while standing watch in a guard tower November 26, 2009 in Matakhan, Afghanistan. The soldiers of Blackfoot were served pre-packaged turkey breasts, cranberries, potatoes, stuffing and pie.

DynCorp International Helps U.S. Troops Celebrate Thanksgiving in Afghanistan served this last year.

On Thanksgiving Day, DI’s food service staff prepared and served a total of:
13,030 pounds of turkey
5,488 pounds of rib eye steaks
3,618 pounds of steamship round beef
3,570 pounds of pit smoked ham
3,000 pounds of shrimp
2,256 assorted pies (apple, cherry, pecan and sweet potato)
1,785 pounds of stuffing
1,739 pounds of mixed nuts
735 gallons of eggnog
588 pounds of marshmallows for candied yams

To all the men and women serving tomorrow and everyday,,,,, Happy Thanksgiving and I give thanks for all of you!