California mother travels to SC to serve Thanksgiving meals to 150 sailors

November 27, 2023

Hannah Patrick,

Sailors — More than 150 sailors showed up in 2023 for a Thanksgiving meal. (Photo: KOVR/CBS News)

What started as a personal mission, has become a nationwide movement – bringing comfort to service members far from home.

Rio Linda mother Karrie Anderson is bridging the distance between her son and a warm Thanksgiving meal. After her son joined the Navy, Anderson extended her service to not only her child but countless other service members stationed away from their homes. For the past two years, Anderson has traveled to South Carolina with three suitcases of cooking ware.

“In 2022, in just four days, we fed about 80 sailors,” Anderson said.

This year, more than 150 sailors showed up for a Thanksgiving meal. For many, it marks their first Thanksgiving away from family.

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