Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House

Description

The History Center, World War II Commemorative Area buildings, Equipment Park and Veterans Memorial Plaza will be open throughout the day. Items on display at the History Center include artifacts and photographs depicting the installation’s history from 1909 to present day. An information area will be located at the main entrance to building 905, which also will have numerous informational exhibits and displays. Installation bus tours will depart regularly from the east side of the building from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.  Activities include personalized dog tags, camouflage face-painting, an interactive marksmanship gallery, the Smoke House, McGruff the Crime Dog, and an obstacle course for children. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day.

Open House visitors must use Gate 15 (Tomah Gate) to access the Open House grounds from off post. The gates are manned by security personnel, and adult visitors must be prepared to show photo identification upon entering.