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‘HO, HO, HOHENFELS’: Community celebrates Holiday in Lights

By Bryan Gatchell, USAG Bavaria Public AffairsDecember 10, 2024

USAG BAVARIA – HOHENFELS, Germany – A crowd of community members lined General Patton Drive to cheer a parade of military and civilian vehicles decked in lights and personnel decked in holiday apparel Dec. 5, 2024, at Hohenfels, Germany.

The community was taking part in the annual Holiday in Lights celebration, which included a parade of lights, a tree lighting at Rocket Park, warm beverages from on-post organizations, and craft projects like card- and ornament-making stations inside the Community Activity Center.

Brig. Gen. Steven P. Carpenter, commander of 7th Army Training Command; Col. Stephen C. Flanagan, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria commander; Angela Lane, deputy garrison manager – Hohenfels; Christian Graf, mayor of Markt Hohenfels; and Santa and Mrs. Claus helped light the tree.

Following the tree-lighting ceremony, Families went indoors, and children told Santa and Mrs. Claus what they wanted for the holidays.

To see more photos from the event, visit the photo album here (external link)

Front row, from left, Col. Stephen C. Flanagan, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria commander; Angela Lane, USAG Bavaria - Hohenfels deputy garrison manager; and Mrs. Claus; and back row, from left, Christian Graf, mayor of Markt Hohenfels; Santa Claus;...
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