Fort McCoy plans to celebrate Army’s 250th birthday with morning run/walk, special lunch [Image 3 of 7]

FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

06.14.2024

Photo by Scott Sturkol                                                                                                      

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Col. Stephen Messenger, Fort McCoy Garrison commander in 2024, gives the oath of enlistment to 11 new Army recruits during the opening ceremony of the birthday luncheon June 14, 2024, for the Fort McCoy, Wis., observance of the Army’s 249th birthday at McCoy’s Community Center. The event was part of the overall Fort McCoy 2024 Army Birthday Celebration. The day’s activities also included Commander’s 5k/2-Mile Run/Walk, a cake-cutting ceremony, band music by the Army Reserve’s 204th Army Band, and more. Fort McCoy Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation organized the celebration. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)

• Date Taken: 06.14.2024
• Date Posted: 06.02.2025 13:08
• Photo ID: 9078051
• VIRIN: 240614-A-OK556-5446
• Resolution: 3746x2809
• Size: 2.51 MB
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US