Photo Essay: 2019 Fort McCoy Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony held

Courtesy Photo | Youth sing a holiday carol during the Fort McCoy Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 5, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Hundreds of people attended the tree lighting and related activities that included crafts, pictures with Santa, and more. The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation organized the event. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Wiedenfeld, Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

12.09.2019

Courtesy Story

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Photo Essay by Sarah Wiedenfeld
Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Fort McCoy community members met with with Santa and Mrs. Clause and more during the Fort McCoy Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 5, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Hundreds of people attended the tree lighting and related activities that included crafts, pictures with Santa, and more.

The Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation organized the event.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

Fort McCoy lives its motto, “Total Force Training Center.”

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

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: 12.09.2019
• Date Posted: 12.09.2019 15:17
• Story ID: 354855
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US