{"id":7869,"date":"2017-07-31T14:59:03","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T14:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/?p=7869"},"modified":"2018-06-28T21:23:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:23:41","slug":"connecting-americans-military-worlds-first-social-powered-barbecue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/cruising-fun\/what-to-expect\/connecting-americans-military-worlds-first-social-powered-barbecue","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Americans to the military with The World\u2019s First Social-Powered Barbecue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carnival Cruise Line is known for bringing people together. So on the Fourth of July, we partnered with Operation Homefront to do something memorable for the military\u2014connecting them with everyday Americans who appreciate everything they do.<\/p>\n<p>We asked Americans to post messages of gratitude for the military on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter\u2014along with the hashtag #ThankYouBurger. Then, after repurposing a special laser for culinary use, we inscribed these messages directly onto burger buns\u2014which were then served to the troops at Marine Air Corps Station Miramar (MCAS) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/cruise-from\/san-diego.aspx?cid=icp_dest_awg_07312017_camw1sb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Diego<\/a> for a special Fourth of July event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage1.jpg\" alt=\"marines walking to the barbecue \" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage1.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As they stood in line, Marines were able to read thank-you messages as they were being lasered, before being served freshly grilled burgers inside those very same buns.<\/p>\n<p>Over 15,000 #ThankYouBurger messages were sent and, in recognition of this, Carnival donated $25,000 to help Operation Homefront fulfill its mission of building strong, stable, and secure military families.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage2.jpg\" alt=\"three marines show off the messages lasered onto their burger buns\" width=\"616\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage2.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deshauna Barber, Miss USA 2016 and a captain in the United States Army Reserve, was also there to personally share a #ThankYouBurger with several Marines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7926\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage3.jpg\" alt=\"miss usa 2016 and us army captain share a conversation \" width=\"616\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage3.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a thrill to see everyone come together around this special #ThankYouBurger barbecue\u2014from those who attended the event to every American back home who helped make it happen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage4.jpg\" alt=\"a group of burgers with gratitude messages lasered onto the buns\" width=\"616\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage4.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/BurgerArticleImage4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nc_pixel\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.newscred.com\/px.gif?key=YXJ0aWNsZT0zMmJmMjFjZGMzOWFmOGI1MGZhMmI1ZjEwY2YxYmM3Ng==\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carnival Cruise Line is known for bringing people together. 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