Fort Hamilton Army Base hosts tree lighting for its residents
Photos via Fort Hamilton MWR Facebook
Despite the cancelation of the annual Fort Hamilton Army Base Holiday Market and Tree Lighting Spectacular, a tree lighting was held for Department of Defense ID cardholders and the base’s residents on Friday, Dec. 4.
“The community of Fort Hamilton, thank you for coming out here tonight,” said Col. Craig Martin, Fort Hamilton’s garrison commander. “We’re not going to let COVID get us down. We still want to have Christmas. We still want to celebrate the holidays. We still want to light a tree. Don’t let COVID be a Scrooge this holiday season.”
Santa Claus made an appearance for the kids before the crowd counted down to see the large tree lit up during the rainy night. Hot chocolate was also provided.