Photo Essay: Fort McCoy observes Patriot Day 2020

Photo By Scott Sturkol | The U.S. flag flies at half-staff Sept. 11, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The half-staffing of the flag is to remember the victims of the terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001. Every Patriot Day, by direction of the president of the United States, the flag of the United States of America is displayed at half-staff at the White House and all United States government buildings across the world. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)  

FORT MCCOY, WI, UNITED STATES

09.25.2020

Story by Scott Sturkol                                                                                        

Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office           

The U.S. flag flies at half-staff Sept. 11, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The half-staffing of the flag is to remember the victims of the terrorist acts of Sept. 11, 2001.

Every Patriot Day, by direction of the president of the United States, the flag of the United States of America is displayed at half-staff at the White House and all United States government buildings across the world.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”

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

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: 09.25.2020
• Date Posted: 09.25.2020 11:56
• Story ID: 378696
• Location: FORT MCCOY, WI, US