Making the Most of Thanksgiving in Iraq

NPR | By Philip Reeves

Published November 25, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

U.S. troops in Iraq mark Thanksgiving with traditional feasts, but also by enduring attacks from Iraqi insurgents in Mosul. One driver delivering a turkey dinner dodged an explosion, but it arrived intact. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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