Dressed to Serve: CRDAMC kicks off holiday season with facility's first Thanksgiving meal

By Ms. Gloria Montgomery (Army Medicine)November 23, 2016

Dressed to Serve: CRDAMC kicks off holiday season with facility's first Thanksgiving meal
1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. Francis Young, second from left, chats with a diner during Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's first ever Thanksgiving meal at the new hospitals' dining facility. Helping Francis, who is commander, A Co., CRDAMC Troop Command, is Maj. Davina ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Dressed to Serve: CRDAMC kicks off holiday season with facility's first Thanksgiving meal
2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Melissa Hoffman, second from right, trades her uniform headgear for a chef's hat during Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's first ever Thanksgiving meal at the new hospitals' dining facility. More than 540 hungry diners feasted on traditional ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Dressed to Serve: CRDAMC kicks off holiday season with facility's first Thanksgiving meal
3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Master Sgt. Daniel Gresham, senior healthcare non-commissioned officer, serves a generous turkey slice to hungry diner, Sgt. 1st Class Elise Mitchell, during Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's Nov. 17 Thanksgiving meal, the first-ever turkey day m... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

More than 500 hungry diners enjoyed a scrumptious Thanksgiving meal Nov. 17 during Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's first Thanksgiving celebration at its new home. Besides turkey, diners feasted on ham, collard greens, corn on the cob, cranberry sauce, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes and candied sweet potatoes. Appetizer offerings included shrimp and fruit cocktail, deviled eggs, Caesar salad and cheese and crackers. Dessert selections included the traditional pumpkin and pecan pies, along with apple pie, pumpkin spice ice cream and vanilla ice cream. Volunteers from the hospital, Dental Command and Warrior Transition Unit dished out the delicious entrees and side dishes. An estimated five dozen military and civilian food-service personnel did double duty as sous chefs in slicing and dicing to create the delicious meal.