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Turkey Chase Expands To Afghanistan

WTOP reports on a Bethesda tradition that's expanded across the globe.

A U.S. servicemember carried on a Bethesda Thanksgiving Day tradition in Afghanistan this year, WTOP reported.

Lt. Col. Eduardo Monarez launched a branch of Bethesda’s famous in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he’s stationed.

Monarez said he wanted to launch the satellite run, which drew nearly 100 people, because he couldn’t participate in the family tradition this year. Back home, his wife Susan ran the race as well.

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"The emotional part was hard because this is something that my husband and I have been doing together for years," she told WTOP.

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