# Melania Trump and Usha Vance honour military families ahead of Thanksgiving

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/melania-makes-plea-to-americans-with-usha-vance-to-remember-the-sacrifice-this-thanksgiving-as-they-visit-military-families-in-alabama/
- Published: 2026-11-12T17:35:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T17:47:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16287995/Melania-Trump-Usha-Vance-Kentucky-troops-Thanksgiving.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Melania Trump and Usha Vance visited families at Fort Rucker.
- Trump asked Americans to remember military families at Thanksgiving.
- The visit continued a tradition of support for service families.

## Summary

Melania Trump and Usha Vance visited Fort Rucker, an Army base in Alabama, ahead of Thanksgiving to meet military families. Trump urged Americans to remember families whose loved ones are deployed, saying their sacrifices help protect the country and sustain its military strength.

Vance introduced Trump and praised her work supporting children. Trump recognised the demands on families managing homework, birthdays and bedtime while a loved one is away, and asked people to picture an empty seat at their Thanksgiving table. The visit continued a tradition of outreach to military families begun under the Joining Forces initiative.

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