The Christmas cavalry returned with an holiday evergreen in tow for the second edition of “A Tree for Veterans” holiday season event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon
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Sue Cox saddles up her horse Poppy for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Volunteers ride their horses to the Montana Veterans home for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Travis Walton saddles up with other volunteers for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A tag on a Christmas tree being delivered to the Montana Veterans Home for the “A Tree for Veterans” event in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Volunteers ride their horses to the Montana Veterans home for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A Montana Veteran’s home resident watches the horses ride in for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Residents and staff of the Montana Veteran’s Home come outside to see the horses during the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Rose Grant saddles up her horse Willow for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Montana Veteran’s Home staff unload a Christmas tree during the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Bob Hanic, a staffer at the Montana Veterans Home, places the star on the tree for the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Residents from the Montana Veterans home greet the horses at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Vince Bosa grills bratwurst at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A food spread at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Staff dole out mounds of gifts for Montana Veterans Home Residents at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Navy veteran Gordon Conkle’s son Nathan and daughter in-law Patti help him unwrap a gift at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Staff and volunteers busy themselves handing out gifts at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Veteran Franklin Delano Rose, age 90, enjoys some dessert at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Veteran Franklin Delano Rose, age 90, opens his Christmas gift with some cutlery at the “A Tree for Veterans” event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Veteran Doyle Blackston, Ed Platt, and staff member Bonnie Stutsman dance at the “A Tree for Veterans” Christmas event at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Dec. 12, 2024. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
