ROCHESTER, Minn.- Tee It Up for The Troops held its annual fundraising golf tournament on Thursday, Aug. 14 at Willow Creek Golf Course.

As part of this years festivities Lynn Clarey, the event chair, says 180 golfers took part this year in teams 5 each featuring 4 donors and one honored veteran.

The event featured a performance from the Patriot Parachute Team, followed by an opening ceremony thanking the long time donors, volunteers and veterans who have kept the tradition going for around 2 decades.

"The whole entire community comes out to help us run this event," Clarey said.

Over the past two decades he says it has helped to raise around $18 million to support veteran's organizations and programs since it began in 2005.

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