The 1st Infantry Division is offering Thanksgiving meals Wednesday and Thursday at Fort Riley. As well as serving first-class meals, food service Soldiers at two of the post’s two dining facilities are competing to win the Senior Commander’s Best Culinary Dining Facility award.

In keeping with the Army tradition, officers and senior noncommissioned officers — including Brig. Gen. Patrick D. Frank, 1st Inf. Div. and Fort Riley acting senior commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jonathan D. Stephens, rear division command sergeant major — will serve Thanksgiving meals to their Soldiers.

The Thanksgiving meals are open to all Soldiers and civilians. The standard meal price is $9.05 with a discounted rate of $6.80 offered to family members of Soldiers ranked specialist and below.

On Wednesday ( Nov. 23 ), the Thanksgiving meal will be served from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Cantigny dining facility at 7673 Estes Road. The meal will include steamship round, baked ham, roast turkey, lobster macaroni and cheese, shrimp scampi, sweet potato casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, asparagus, hot rolls, deviled eggs, pumpkin pie, apple pie, cookies, fried candy bars, candied apples and more.

On Thursday ( Nov. 24 ), The Thanksgiving meal will be served 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Demon’s Diner at 694 Huebner Road. The meal will include sage-rubbed roasted turkey, deep fried turkey, carved steamship round, honey-glazed ham, seared duck breast, smoked brisket, steamed crab legs, baked lobster tails, green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole,