President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited Marines and sailors aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina Monday evening to celebrate Friendsgiving.
Chef Robert Irvine and Lance Cpl. Oscar Aguilar, with food services, 2nd Landing Support Battalion, prepare mashed potatoes for Friendsgiving dinner aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., on Nov. 21, 2022.Staff Sgt. Mark Morrow/Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Chef Robert Irvine and Lance Cpl. Oscar Aguilar, with food services, 2nd Landing Support Battalion, prepare mashed potatoes for Friendsgiving dinner aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., on Nov. 21, 2022.The dinner happened in collaboration with the White House's Initiative, a program that supports military members and their families. Maj. Joshua Schubert told NPR that most of the Marines and sailors are junior enlisted members serving under the 2The first lady told those in attendance that she and the president know what it's like to be away from family during the holidays.
"We are a military family. My dad was Navy; our son was Army. So, we actually know what its like to be away from your family on Thanksgiving," the first lady said."So even though you're away from your families at home and your home states, we know that you're here with your family here, because military is family."
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