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for four people ,

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the author advisory council handed out

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turkeys and hands to service members

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and their families in preparation for

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the thanksgiving holiday . Herman

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Colvin started operation giving thanks

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in 2018 when he bought 40 turkeys for

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christmas to be handed out to the

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troops . He was stationed here at often

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and says he understands the struggles

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military families face . But the

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important thing to me is that they have

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provided some assistance during this

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holiday season and that they might and

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their kids might have a little cheer .

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It's such a blessing because we've been

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struggling this year with a couple of

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deaths in our family , my husband's

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parents . So this has been a big

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blessing for us to be able to have some

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food for thanksgiving . And although

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this was originally his idea , he's not

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taking all the credit . It's not about

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me , it's about our community and the

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people that's willing to pitch in .

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We've had a lot of people make

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donations and I guess I'm as proud of

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that as I am . Anything else because

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you know , I couldn't do this by myself .

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The volunteers say they were happy to

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help . Well , it's about 15 degrees .

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Now , I don't know when you're gonna

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show this , but we've got about 10

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volunteers here that are helping hand

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these out and it's uh , and one

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volunteer may look a little familiar to

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those in the area . Rusty

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hike . The mayor of Bellevue says he

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knows how important it is to build

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relationships between the base and the

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local community . Our community wishes

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the best of holidays to all of our

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military and you know that we're just

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so thankful for what they do is just

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just a little bit we can give back and

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it feels good . This year , they also

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handed out $25 gift cards to each

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family and plan on handing out at least

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300 hands for christmas on december

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16th , reporting from Operation Giving

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Thanks . I'm JB art lee for the 55th

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Wing Public Affairs office with the sun

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never sets on the fighting . 55th .