Steaks for Troops

On this Veterans Day Friday what better way to thank our troops and share a little about beef than to share with you the All American Beef Battalion.

About the AABB: The All American Beef Battalion is the vision of Bill Broadie of Ashland, KS. Bill is a 4th generation cattle man in KS who served with the 3rd Marine division in Vietnam in 1967.

Our vision is to support the troops fighting the war on terror while promoting American Beef. We can do this as an industry by having steak feeds for deploying troops and at their homecoming. As we advance into this mission we hope to take the cookouts directly to the combat zones wherever they may be.

As our experience grows we believe there are many avenues we can take to support the troops and promote American Beef. There are many ways we can help the troops, not only by feeding them but also by helping their families or by helping the families of those killed in combat. To do this we have a dream... its a mission bigger than any individual, but not bigger than our industry.

We ask for your help to support these young men and women who offer so much for all of us.

So we ask you now who wouldn’t buy a soldier a steak?

Some of my fellow cattlewomen in my state have gone over to Texas to help on some feeds. Also, the Santa Cruz County Cowbelles hosted their own Steaks for Troops in June of this year.

L-R: Tiffany Hayes {Arizona Beef Council}, Specialist Aaron Christensen, Major Bill Cherkauskas and Lauren Scheller {Arizona Beef Council}

The Arizona Beef Council donated the beef and the Santa Cruz Cowbelles came out in full force with their husbands to grill and serve a juicy steak to the soldiers and their families.

Thank you to all of our veterans who have graciously and generously served our country. May God bless you and your families.

To donate to the AABB head over to their website.