THANKSGIVING
1966
We arrived in Vietnam in early October and spent a relative peaceful
period leading up to Thanksgiving, which was celebrated on November 23rd
that year. On the day after Thanksgiving we were flown to Dau Tieng
where we would establish Camp Rainier, named after the mountain
in Washington state, where the 4th ID trained in preparation
of our deployment to Vietnam. We would have our Christmas dinner
at Dau Tieng, and it would be different than our quiet Thanksgiving at Bear Cat, a
comparatively safe location.
Click below to see the menu that was served that day in Vietnam