Raytheon and Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charity are joining forces to bring a very Merry Christmas to four Huntsville-area families of people who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Andy Haq, a past district commander for DAV, told Yellowhammer News in an interview that Raytheon had reached out to DAV and said, “Give us some needy families we can help.”

The Huntsville chapter of DAV has an event every Tuesday where they help military families who cannot meet their needs that week. The group keeps a list of the families who attend that need the most help. Haq passed on those families to Raytheon as the most deserving recipients of the company’s generosity.

Haq explained, “Raytheon called each and every family asking what they need.”

“I can attest that everything on their list was purchased, and then some,” Tom Hayes of Raytheon informed Yellowhammer.

“We are very very thankful to Raytheon for doing this,” remarked Haq. “Raytheon has been very generous to us, everything comes out of their pocket.”

At an event at Raytheon’s Huntsville office on Thursday, the gifts were wrapped, with merriment abound.

“In that room where we were wrapping today, it was full of love, there was happiness and people were singing,” Haq said.

The Christmas gift wrapping event is not the only event Raytheon and Disabled American Veterans partner on. They also host the DAV’s annual meetup in one of Raytheon’s buildings, among others.

Hayes praised the many tremendous veterans who work at Raytheon, advising, “Having veterans on your team, you’re going to have a structure, and it’s going to be a can-do attitude.”

About one in every six Raytheon employees served in the armed forces.

“We do this because we always want to help take care of veterans,” Hayes noted. “It doesn’t take a lot for a person to help, to make an impact.”

Henry Thornton is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can contact him by email: henry@new-yhn.local or on Twitter @HenryThornton95.