2020 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House canceled

Photo By Scott Sturkol | Visitors to the 2019 Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House look over displays in building 905 on May 18, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Thousands of people attended the event that included bus tours of the installation, camouflage face painting, a display of native animals by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch, military vehicles and equipment, and unit and tenant organization displays. The post holds the open house every year on Armed Forces Day – the third Saturday of May. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

04.10.2020

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Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

Fort McCoy has canceled the 2020 Armed Forces Day Open House due to ongoing safety precautions for the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It was not an easy decision to make, as this event is the one time of the year the public is encouraged to visit us learn about our past and present-day mission,” said Public Affairs Specialist Theresa Fitzgerald with the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office, one of the organizers for the event.

“However, we decided that for the safety of both our employees and guests, it would be best to cancel this year’s event,” Fitzgerald said.
“We look forward to planning next year’s Open House and hope everyone will come support us in 2021.”

The Armed Forces Day Open House is held annually on Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May.

It showcases the History Center, five World War II-era buildings, the Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza.

Activities typically include guided installation bus tours, informational displays about military and veteran organizations, a sandbag-filling station, personalized ID tags, camouflage face painting, military equipment displays, and more.

Fort McCoy has hosted the annual Armed Forces Day Open House for many years, and the event has been canceled only a handful of times in recent memory — once because of severe weather and twice because of changing mission requirements.

The 2021 open house will be May 15.

For more information about the cancellation, call the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office at 608-388-4209.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” and on Twitter by searching “usagmccoy.

(Article prepared by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office.)

• Date Taken: 04.10.2020
• Date Posted: 04.10.2020 09:48
• Story ID: 367101
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US