December 4, 2015
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Coast Guardsmen received a delivery of donated Christmas trees from the Trees for Troops program, Friday, at Training Center Cape May.
The Christmas Spirit Foundation, in partnership with FedEx, donated 50 trees for Coast Guard members who wanted them.
To see the previous release regarding this event, click here.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Raqueel Archibald carries the Christmas tree he selected during the Trees for Troops delivery, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. The Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx have been delivering Trees for Troops for the last 11 years. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Tony Buero, director of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May's Morale, Wellness and Recreation department, helps off load Christmas trees from a FedEx truck, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at the training center. The trees were donated by Christmas tree farms and provided to the Trees for Troops program ran by the Christmas Spirit Foundation and FedEx. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards) Petty Officer 3rd Class Marshall Hadley, a member of Coast Guard Training Center Cape May's Morale, Wellness and Recreation department and Summerdale, Ala., native, helps off load Christmas trees for the Trees for Troops program, Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. FedEx and the Christmas Spirit Foundation delivered 50 trees to the training center for any members of the Coast Guard that wanted one. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Chief Warrant Officer John Edwards)