250 families supported for Thanksgiving at Fort Riley

FORT RILEY ( KSNT ) – A 16 year tradition continues at Fort Riley this holiday season.

It's the annual Turkey Run Hosted by the Kansas American Legion. Families located on the post got the opportunity to receive a full thanksgiving dinner to cook for the holiday.

Veterans and supporters of the Kansas American Legion collected and distributed the food items to the families.

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"Being able to see our families coming in and just... there's just a sense of joy that they have and their receiving the food and knowing that their gonna have a good Thanksgiving," Jerry Nunziatio, Garrison Commander at Fort Riley, said.

The Turkey Run was able to support 250 families this Thanksgiving.

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