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Sometime within the next week Americans will venture to their favorite grocery store to obtain the necessary fixins for their Thanksgiving meal. Personally, I’m envious of those who did some creative begging of the Food Network, and were fortunate enough to have Bobby Flay, Robert Irvine, or Paula Dean come to their house and do the cooking for them. I digress.

Here’s the deal. At present, we’ve got somewhere in the vicinity of 180,000 brave young Americans deployed in harms way, in Iraq and Afghanistan. Though support for those troops by the public has generally been good, it is beginning to wane as the war drags on. Most of us neglect the fact, though, that a majority of those troops have spouses and children at home waiting for them, holding their breath praying for the safe return of their loved ones. For many of them, out of sight and mind to the military, and with an income that qualifies them for welfare, it can be an especially lonely and difficult period, particularly around holidays.

So, while you’re shopping this week, pick up a little extra and either invite a soldier’s family to dinner on Thanksgiving, or drop the groceries off at their house. Trust me, they can use them. Don’t know anybody with a family member deployed in the military? Think about that for a few minutes and see where it takes you.

Godspeed!

A thought leader in the areas of leadership and employee engagement, Bill
Catlette is a seminar leader, keynote speaker, and executive coach. He helps
individuals and organizations improve business outcomes (growth, profit,
morale) by having a focused, motivated, capably led workforce. For more
information about Bill, his partner Richard, and their work, please go to
www.ContentedCows.com

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