November 23, 2011
Atlanta, GA – Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich released the following statement marking the Thanksgiving holiday:
"America is having a safe Thanksgiving because of the sacrifices of our young men and women in uniform. Callista and I hope everyone in uniform and their families have a happy Thanksgiving and can be reunited as rapidly as possible."
Newt Gingrich, Statement by Newt Gingrich Praising Troops in Thanksgiving Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/298036