JBLM Soldiers Prepare For Santa’s Castle Ruck March

Editor's Note: This is a press release from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Public Affairs Office.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldiers will ruck march their donations of new, unwrapped toys from the Brigade’s headquarters at Able Field along a 3-mile route to the American Lake Community Center at Joint Base Lewis-MChord Lewis North.

Last year, about 700 Soldiers from the 14th Engineer Battalion; 864th Engineer Battalion; 23rd Chemical Battalion; 110th Chemical Battalion; 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion; and Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 555th Engineer Brigade participated. The brigade expects as large a turnout this year.

Santa’s Castle is a non profit organization which provides holiday gifts for children of military families during the holiday season. Last year, Santa’s Castle provided gifts to approximately 2,100 children from nearly 900 active-duty (or activated National Guard and Reserve) families, representing all branches of military service, from throughout the Pacific Northwest.