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Here's a look back at military members and family members getting a tree Dec. 4, 2020, during the Trees for Troops event at the South Post Housing area at Fort McCoy, Wis.
Eighty free Christmas trees were distributed to Fort McCoy military families thanks to the Trees for Troops organization.
This was fifth consecutive year the trees were distributed.
The Directorate of Public Works Housing Division coordinated the distribution.
According to treesfortroops.org, the 2020 Trees for Troops initiative included sending about 14,500 trees to 79 military bases. Trees for Troops kicked off Dec. 2 as FedEx Freight drivers began deliveries.
“Hundreds of tree farms across 27 states (and provinces) spanning from Nova Scotia, Canada, to Georgia, donate and collect trees to help the program,” the web site states.
“As customers at these tree farms begin picking out their trees for the season, they can also choose to pen a message that will be attached to a tree being donated to a military family. … Trees for Troops counts on donations from the public to make this program succeed year after year. … Since 2005, Trees for Troops has provided more than 243,955 Christmas trees to military families and troops in the United States and overseas.”
Learn more about Trees for Troops by visiting their website.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.”
| Date Taken: | 12.29.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2020 13:44 |
| Story ID: | 386005 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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