President Barack Obama makes Thanksgiving Day calls for U.S. military personnel from Oval Office 24 November 2011.
IMG credit: Reuters/Pete Souza-the White House/handoutWASHINGTON | Thu 24th November 2011 1: 28 pm EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Thursday, voluntary was grateful to military service members and soup kitchen the United States equally and American unit despite Washington's political deadlock holiday.
In his speech of the radio Obama wished Americans a happy Thanksgiving and said that the holiday a national community was.
"We are particularly grateful for the Americans to defend our country from abroad." The service members eat Thanksgiving away from your families, that American people are thinking of you today, "said he."
"We are also grateful for the Americans, the time out of their holiday serve in soup kitchens and shelters make sure that their neighbours take a hot meal and a place to stay."
Obama said that political partisanship and gridlock in Washington made it easy to questions whether U.S. Unit was possible.
"But what is happening in this moment think." "Americans thankfully come together from all walks of life as a people, for the blessings of family, community and country," he said.
Obama 10 soldiers in the Iraq and Afghanistan provided on Thursday, wish a happy them and their families Thanksgiving and thank them for their victim telephoned, said the White House.
The White House said that Obama with two soldiers from the army, air force, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy said.
Obama planned a quiet Thanksgiving with friends, family and staff at the White House.
The White House said was Obama's Thanksgiving dinner menu:
Turkey
Ham
Cornbread Stuffing
Oyster stuffing
Green
Macaroni and cheese
Sweet potatoes
Mashed potatoes
Green Bean Casserole
Dinner rolls
Dessert:
Banana cream pie
Pumpkin pie
Apple Pie
Sweet potato pie
Huckleberry pie
Cherry pie
(Writing by Ian Simpson;) (Editing by Barbara Goldberg)
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