We spent our Thanksgiving vacation in Hong Kong, and got to spend the Thanksgiving day aboard the USS Blue Ridge, "The Navy's Finest Flagship" which happened to anchor out in the HK Bay over the holidays. Henni, having been born in Yokota Air Force Base and spending her toddler years in Yongsan Army Garrison, has become quite the military brat. She can hear the sound of flying helicopters from miles away, and is fascinated by any big flying object. She not only got to eat her Thanksgiving meal on this monster ship (it accommodates over 200 officers and 1200 enlisted!) but also got to sit in a real helicopter. It's true, she didn't get to spend this special holiday with her aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents back home, but how many kids get to eat their Thanksgiving meal aboard a huge Navy ship and play with a real helicopter afterwards? Count your blessings!
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