The Kung Fu Panda balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The American harvest holiday came as portions of the Northeast were still coping with the wake of Superstorm Sandy, and volunteers planned to serve thousands of turkey dinners to people it left homeless or struggling. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
The Kung Fu Panda balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The American harvest holiday came as portions of the Northeast were still coping with the wake of Superstorm Sandy, and volunteers planned to serve thousands of turkey dinners to people it left homeless or struggling. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
U.S. soldiers pray before eating a Thanksgiving meal at a dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in the Afghan capital served up mac-and-cheese along with traditional Thanksgiving Day fixings. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
Red Cross worker Don Dybeck, of Washington State, hands up one of two prepared Thanksgiving dinners for linemen Bob Hauptvogel and Rich Grinzo, right, as they work Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. in Seaside Heights, N.J., to repair damage along the Jersey Shore from Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
The Frosty the Snowman balloon make its way down 16th Street in view of City Hall during the 93rd annual Thanksgiving day parade, Thursday Nov. 22, 2012, in Philadelphia .New York, Chicago, and Detroit are also among the cities hosting holiday parades. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek)
U.S. soldiers and NATO service members stand in line for a Thanksgiving meal at the U.S.-led coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The dining hall at the U.S.-led coalition base in the Afghan capital served up mac-and-cheese along with traditional Thanksgiving Day fixings. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched a festive mood into a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, while in the outer boroughs and New Jersey, volunteers served up hot holiday meals to storm victims.
In Afghanistan, huge hunks of beef, dressing, corn, collard greens, yams and mashed potatoes with gravy greeted about 2,500 soldiers in the dining hall. Nearby, service members played football.
Meanwhile, stores that typically open early Friday were getting a head start on Thanksgiving evening, hoping Americans would be willing to shop soon after they polish off their pumpkin pie.
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