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Officials spend Thanksgiving overseas

U.S. Senator John Barrasso and Wyoming’s first family, Governor Mark Gordon and First Lady Jennie Gordon, all spent the Thanksgiving holiday with members of the three Wyoming Army National Guard units deployed overseas.

On Thanksgiving Day in Afghanistan, Barrasso joined President Donald Trump in a surprise visit to American troops stationed at Bagram Air Base. This includes members of Wyoming National Guard’s A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery, who are conducting artillery missions in Afghanistan.

“On a day to reflect on what we as Americans are thankful for, it was an honor to t...