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More than 70 Fort McCoy personnel volunteered for the Sparta Ministerial Association’s annual Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 23 in Sparta, Wis.
“There were people from each unit on the installation and both chapel congregations,” said Garrison Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Amy Noble with the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.
“Individuals assisted with the dinner prep and set-up on Wednesday (Nov. 22),” Noble said. “On Thursday (Nov. 23) personnel cooked, served, prepped 200 to-go meals, delivered those meals across the county, and cleaned-up the American Legion dining room and kitchen.”
Noble said it was great to see so much participation from Fort McCoy members. She also said many installation personnel also received some delivered meals.
“Meals were delivered to Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services personnel, including police and firefighters working on Thanksgiving,” Noble said.
Overall, more than 500 meals were served as part of the event (delivered and in-person), Noble said.
“This meal has been taking place since the mid-2000s, and this year was the re-start since COVID as the last meal was in 2019,” Noble said.
Community outreach is an important part of the Army mission. According to the Army, as stated at https://www.army.mil/outreach, “the Army is about more than ensuring our national security at home and abroad, it’s about giving back and getting to know the communities that support us.”
Noble said Fort McCoy personnel will also be supporting various events through the Christmas holiday as well.
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 nearly every 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.”
Also try downloading the Digital Garrison app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
(Article prepared by the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office and the Fort McCoy Religious Support Office.)
| Date Taken: | 12.05.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.05.2023 14:00 |
| Story ID: | 459170 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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