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Thankful for You

On this uniquely American holiday, I am grateful for this community we had created!

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Alexander Vindman
Nov 27, 2025
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Happy Thanksgiving, to you and yours! I hope this message finds you and your families well. As you can tell from my recent broadcast, we’re visiting Rachel’s family in the Oklahoma. Florida, Ukraine, and all the chaos of the world feels far away here but I can’t help but feel shock following yesterday’s attack in Washington, D.C. I ask you to keep the families of the national guardsmen we lost in DC yesterday in your hearts as well as all our service members across the globe. We live in tense times which can often feel magnified when separated from loved ones and traditions.

I always appreciated that the holiday season opened with reflection on the importance of the people in our lives and gratitude towards the things we have. There’s no shortage of challenges in this world and there will always be somethi…

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