Thanksgiving message from Gen. Dempsey and Sgt. Maj. Battaglia

Happy Thanksgiving!  This year, as every year, we give special thanks to you who serve our nation in uniform.  We are truly blessed by your service.  We also want to thank our military family — the spouses, children, parents and grandparents of our troops — who also sacrifice for our nation.  We are proud of you, and we admire your courage.

Our nation faces grave economic challenges, and we want you to know that we are working with our nation’s leaders to address those challenges.  We will remain the best military in the world and we will keep faith with you, your families, and our veterans.  We promise that we will demonstrate as much courage in meeting this challenge as you demonstrate every day, around the world, protecting our country.

Wherever you are serving on this Thanksgiving Day, in uniform or out, know that we are thankful for your service.