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Happy Thanksgiving from Fighter Sweep

by Alex Hollings

It’s another Turkey Day, and for those of us lucky enough to be home with our families, it’s a great time to reflect on all that we’re grateful for. If you’re a drinker, don’t forget to raise a glass for all our brothers and sisters in uniform all over the world today that are manning posts on our behalf.

This year, I’m grateful for a lot of things: my beautiful baby daughter (who was born on Thanksgiving last year), my supportive wife, my friends and family — and of course, YouTube for giving me endless entertainment while a parade of relatives pile through my home and generally make make a mess of things.

Happy Thanksgiving, guys. To celebrate, here’s my favorite fighter-related song by none other than the Viper pilots themselves, Dos Gringos.

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It’s another Turkey Day, and for those of us lucky enough to be home with our families, it’s a great time to reflect on all that we’re grateful for. If you’re a drinker, don’t forget to raise a glass for all our brothers and sisters in uniform all over the world today that are manning posts on our behalf.

This year, I’m grateful for a lot of things: my beautiful baby daughter (who was born on Thanksgiving last year), my supportive wife, my friends and family — and of course, YouTube for giving me endless entertainment while a parade of relatives pile through my home and generally make make a mess of things.

Happy Thanksgiving, guys. To celebrate, here’s my favorite fighter-related song by none other than the Viper pilots themselves, Dos Gringos.

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Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects with an emphasis on defense technology, foreign policy, and information warfare. He holds a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.

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