Retired Lt. Col. Shane Ostrom provides a legislative update Sept. 6, 2019, to attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Ostrom discussed pay and benefits, medical care plans, and other military reti...

Michael Napsey, manager of McCoy's Community Center, invites people to visit the center Sept. 6, 2019, during the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throug...

Installation Retirement Services Officer Mitzi Hinton discusses event items Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place through...

Greg Swanson discusses TriCare programs for retirees Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and...

Greg Swanson discusses TriCare programs for retirees Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and...

Greg Swanson discusses TriCare programs for retirees Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and...

Greg Swanson discusses TriCare programs for retirees Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and...

Installation Retirement Services Officer Mitzi Hinton discusses event items Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place through...

Installation Retirement Services Officer Mitzi Hinton discusses event items Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place through...

People attending the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day receive door prizes in building 905 on Sept. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and was organized by the Fort McCo...

People attending the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day receive door prizes in building 905 on Sept. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and was organized by the Fort McCo...

People attending the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day visit the Veterans Memorial Plaza on Sept. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and was organized by the Fort McCoy ...

People attending the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day visit the Veterans Memorial Plaza on Sept. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and was organized by the Fort McCoy ...

Customers look over products during a sidewalk sale Sept. 6, 2019, at the Fort McCoy Commissary at Fort McCoy, Wis. The sale was set up as part of the 2019 Retiree Appreciation Day activities. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place thro...

Customers load purchases Sept. 6, 2019, made at the Fort McCoy Exchange at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Exchange was open and offering specials as part of the 2019 Retiree Appreciation Day activities on post. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took pl...

People attending the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day buy some food for lunch Sept. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and was organized by the Fort McCoy Soldier for L...

Personnel with the Tomah (Wis.) Veterans Affairs Medical Center are set up Sept. 6, 2019, outside of Rumpel Fitness Center at Fort McCoy, Wis., to support attendees at the installations Retiree Appreciation Day. Nearly 600 people attended the event t...

Installation Retirement Services Officer Mitzi Hinton discusses event items Sept. 6, 2019, with attendees at the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day in building 905 at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place through...

People attending the 2019 Fort McCoy Retiree Appreciation Day buy some food for lunch on Sept. 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place throughout the day on post and was organized by the Fort McCoy Soldier fo...

Customers look over products during a sidewalk sale Sept. 6, 2019, at the Fort McCoy Commissary at Fort McCoy, Wis. The sale was set up as part of the 2019 Retiree Appreciation Day activities. Nearly 600 people attended the event that took place thro...

Nearly 600 military retirees and family members attended the 2019 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 6 at Fort McCoy.

The annual event is coordinated by the Fort McCoy Soldier For Life-Retirement Services Office of the Directorate of Human Resources.

Numerous speakers talked with military retirees and their family members and several special events took place to support the day.

The event is held annually in September at Fort McCoy.

Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching "ftmccoy," and on Twitter by searching "usagmccoy."