“We’ve been getting a lot of donations, which is really awesome,” he said. Chris Jones, Fort Drum BOSS president, said that the boxes are monitored regularly and emptied when filled. The BOSS team purchased additional toys with funds provided by the Fort Drum Sergeants Major Association.Ĭpl.
Since November, community members have been dropping off unwrapped toys to collection boxes at the NCOA, Post Exchange, Clark Hall and other locations. Shortly before the NCOs’ arrival, another formation from the 41st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, appeared at the BOSS center to empty out their rucks of toys. “The support from the community for the Mountain of Toys program has been amazing, and we were glad to be part of it.” “As Mountain Tough Soldiers, we don’t need any incentive to go on an early-morning ruck march – but this was a pretty good one,” Terenas said. Mario Terenas, 10th Mountain Division (LI) senior enlisted adviser, reminded NCOs that a foot march is “not what we do, it’s who we are!” The trek from the Fort Drum Noncommissioned Officer Academy to the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers facility was in support of the annual Mountain of Toys program, and the senior enlisted Soldiers delivered more than 100 unwrapped toys to add to the growing collection.īefore leaving the NCOA, Command Sgt. 2, carrying with them something that will bring joy to dozens of families this holiday season. 2, 2021) - A group of Fort Drum senior noncommissioned officers conducted a ruck march Dec. (Photo Credit: Michael Strasser) VIEW ORIGINALįORT DRUM, N.Y. (Photo Credit: Michael Strasser) VIEW ORIGINAL 4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: Michael Strasser) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: Michael Strasser) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption –
(Photo by Mike Strasser, Fort Drum Garrison Public Affairs) Mountain of Toys is a Fort Drum Sergeants Major Association program developed 25 years ago to provide support to Soldiers and their families in need during the holiday season. Senior noncommissioned officers across the 10th Mountain Division (LI) conduct a ruck march from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy to the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers facility to deliver more than 100 toys for the annual Mountain of Toys program.
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