We're pretty much transportation," Greene said. Once safely off the ship, the trees are loaded onto a convoy of nearby waiting U-Haul trucks. The trees will then be passed out by Ada S.

The trees were shipped to Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi, as well as Fort Knox and Fort Campbell in Kentucky. The three bases are among 93 across the nation and overseas where the Trees ...

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In one case, archeologists determined not only the age of a Viking ship found in Denmark, they also learned that it was built in Ireland. Tree rings can reveal more than just a tree's age.