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Donated trees light up troops

Nov-29-2005 » Filed Under: 3/2 SBCT

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By STEVE MAYNARD; The News Tribune

Pfc. Mikel Jones smiled with gratitude Monday as he became one of the first Fort Lewis soldiers given a Christmas tree through a new program called Trees for Troops.

Jones was one of 40 Fort Lewis soldiers who hustled to unload 701 trees donated by 12 Christmas tree farmers in Washington.

“It helps me keep money in my pockets,” said Jones, 20, “so I can buy more stuff for the wife and the baby.”

As the tree nearly topped his 5-foot-9-inch frame, Jones explained that his wife, Rami, is seven months pregnant.

The trees rolled into Fort Lewis from Rochester, south of Olympia, on a FedEx truck with two 28-foot-long trailers. Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division – Fort Lewis’ original Stryker brigade – formed lines and unloaded the trees. [...]


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