BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers and Airmen joined local veterans to load 150 Christmas trees earmarked military bases around the country on board a truck at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa on Dec. 1.
This was the 21st year tree farmers in the area donated to the “Trees for Troops” program. The donated trees are destined for service members and their families around the country.
This year, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters, based in Troy and the Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing pitched into help load up the trees.
Five hundred and fifty members of the 42nd Division are deployed to the Middle East and Two hundred Airmen from the 109th are...