Trees for Troops will deliver Christmas trees to Fort Campbell soldiers and families

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Active Duty soldiers and their families will receive a special holiday delivery from FedEx on Saturday, Dec. 2.

FedEx Freight will deliver more than 300 live Christmas trees to help service members and their families celebrate the holidays. Fort Campbell Better Opportunity for Single Soldiers and the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, will host the 2017 Trees For Troops initiative.

Trees will be available at the Division Parade Field parking lot on a first come, first served basis from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for junior enlisted and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for any active duty soldiers. IDs will be checked at the time of receiving a tree.

Now in its 13th year, Trees for Troops will achieve a milestone this year by reaching more than 200,000 trees delivered to service members and their families-covering every branch of the military at close to 65 bases in 17 countries.

Trees for Troops is part of FedEx Special Delivery, a nationwide program that supports local organizations by donating transportation services and other assistance to help them fulfill their missions. Since the Trees for Troops program launched in 2005, FedEx has shipped more than 157,000 real Christmas trees to service members and their families-covering every branch of the military at more than 65 installations in 17 countries.