Hi folks!
Here in the States, today is Thanksgiving. Possibly our best holiday: no flag waving... no Bible thumping... there are times and places for all that...
Just a day which asks us simply to be thankful for what we have and to be mindful of those who have not (...plus there's football and lots of great food too!!).
To help prepare, I started the only scenario I own that took place on a Thanksgiving Day (and which happens to include Americans): "Happy Valley," from AP #8. This one is pretty fun - set in Tunisia, with the U.S. (versus Germans and two Italian ACs) defending a riverside village at the foot of some surrounding hills. Many vehicles, guns and German air support.
For anyone interested, I used the Scenario Archive site to locate other scenarios which took place on Thanksgiving Day. No others are MMP products, and only one other includes Americans ("Across the Wurm"). If you have them - and if you have time! - you might set up one of these for somtime after the tryptophan (actually, carbs) wear off:
Nov. 23, 1939: no ASL scenario listed
Nov. 21, 1940: no ASL scenario listed
Nov. 20, 1941:
- A Grim Day at Krasny Krim (Leibstandarte Pack 2 - Barbarossa)
- The King's Dash (Rout Pak)
Nov. 26, 1942:
- Happy Valley (AP#8)
- Cold Comfort (Those Ragged Bloody Heroes)
- Ambush at Small Creek (OCTOBear 2000)
- Von Bodenhausen's Ride (Schwerpunct #7)
Nov. 25, 1943: no ASL scenario listed
Nov. 23, 1944
- Across the Wurm (Special Edition '96 - Tanks)
Nov. 22, 1945: no ASL scenario listed
Has anyone played either "Happy Valley" or another of the above scenarios?
P.S. Incidentally, the dates for Thanksgiving in 1939-1941 were controversial, as these dates were established by FDR by proclamation. Many refused to honor the date, and in late 1941(after Thanksgiving passed), he signed a bill reestablishing Lincoln's date (the 4th Thursday in November).
Of course, many nations have "Thanksgiving" or a similar holiday. Whatever yours is called - and whenever you "officially" celebrate it - peace and best wishes!