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Alan McCoy, grandson of Maj. Gen. Robert Bruce McCoy for whom Fort McCoy is named after, talks about attending a special ceremony to honor his grandfather at Woodlawn Cemetery on Sept. 5, 2025, in Sparta, Wis. Members of the U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy, 88th Readiness Division, and many others participates in a special remembrance ceremony Sept. 5, 2025, to remember Maj. Gen. Robert B. McCoy. The ceremony was held on the birthday of McCoy, who was born on Sept. 5, 1867. Maj. Gen. McCoy is whom Fort McCoy, Wis., is named after. The son of a Civil War captain, McCoy was a prominent local resident who served as a lawyer, district attorney, county judge and mayor of Sparta, Wis. (U.S. Army Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
| Date Taken: | 09.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.07.2025 21:52 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 976061 |
| VIRIN: | 250905-A-OK556-8990 |
| Filename: | DOD_111276589 |
| Length: | 00:02:16 |
| Location: | SPARTA, WISCONSIN, US |
| Downloads: | 2 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 2 |
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