Happy Thanksgiving

The Officers of District VIII would like to wish all of you a very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.

May your turkey be juicy and your gravy be free of lumps!

And may our service men and women overseas stay out of harm's way.

• George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
• President Bush's Thanksgiving 2007 Proclamation
• The Legend of the Five Kernels
• The History of Thanksgiving from History.com
• Send Thanksgiving greetings to a deployed soldier -- by text message (until midnight on Nov. 22)