From Del King from bbqforourtroops.com,

I have been asked to do A BBQ at Fort Hood, Texas. It is part of what they are calling A DAY OF HEALING
We will do the entire base and all family members. We plan on feeding around 60,000 people. We will set up on Dec 10th to serve on Dec 11th. I need all available smokers and personnel to let me know if you will be able to help in this large task. I also need donations to pull this off. I will be asking for Rubs, BBQ Sauce and volunteers. I know it is at the last minute but they didn’t expect someone to come a shooting on their base. Let me know if you will be able to help in any way contact me at del at bbqforourtroops dot com. Thank you in advance.

Any help is great, if you have a cooker, can help serve, runner, anything we will greatly appreciate it. Short notice, but well worth it.

We will be heading up there on Thursday AM 12/10.....

Thanks y'all......

I was stationed there for a long time and would love to give a little something back....do you guys take cash donations?

What a wonderful gesture of Texas Spirit to support our troops.

I would be proud to help you but I will be out of the country at that time.
I'm sure the TFF Family will come together and help you with your needs.

Good Luck Yall!

count me in!

wow what a great gesture im gonna try and make this

Im in...smoker and all.

I don't have a smoker that I can haul but can donate my help in anyway needed.

Guys if you can help please in contact del@bbqforourtroops.com and let him know. He will be making all of the prep and be able to answer your questions regarding donations. Thank you all so very much, I look forward to meeting y'all at the event.

I forwarded this to all my email buds. This is an awesome thing and the more people that know the more folks that can pitch in.

Got word from Del......we're in.

Here's the link to the website to donate:

http://www.bbqforourtroops.com/

Want to hook up and follow each other down there?

That'd be cool.

By the way as you may know I have three teenage daughters. I told them if I can go I'm pulling them out of school to go help. Is this ok?

They gotta sit in the backseat

But of course!! Where else do kids ride? I got in trouble that time for strappin' to the roof in that cartop carrier....

I can't go and help but I'll make sure to donate via the paypal....

You should be able to cook enough on your smoker for everyone.

Just take me 2 months to get it done

Jay, the way you busted your azz at the Camp Craig Allen cookoff I would gladly take your help on this one.

This is going to be a logistical nightmare. Hats off to the folks heading this up.

Anything I can do to help you and Tman out.


I actually had fun doing that.

Why yes......Yes I do.....

Hey T-Man... When are y'all planning on leaving to go there? Any idea yet? I may try to get down there too. If so I'll follow y'all. Wont be able to provide a cooker but I'm sure they need help in other areas too. Might be able to bring some tables or something though and/or if anyone needs anything hauled.

Checking with the spousal unit on the date, might be able to assist as well

A little more info from the Texas BBQ Forum;

You may have heard already, but Ft Hood will do a Day of Healing on Dec. 11th. I had the honor of cooking for Ft Hood commander Lt. General Combs and his wife at a military appreciation dinner we did in Gatesville. We spoke about what we could do as a group and it has led to this event. I briefed Del King today and he has already made post on some forums. We will feed the entire post except it will be more like a booth feeding where each family will have so many tickets
to use. Right now Tyson food has donated 25K in chicken. There will be sausage, burgers, hot dogs also ,but no mention yet of brisket, although Del is trying to have some donated. The Generals wife is my contact and will be back in touch next week. I hope you can help and recruit all your fellow cookers to do so. I realize Fredericksburg is that weekend , but we will be through cooking by mid afternoon and people could still make it if they can stay awake.

Thats GREAT of them. Very nice gesture!