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Backdoor Boutique’s Home

DFAC Challenge

Fort Campbell Monuments

Turkey 3 Ways

Austin Peay Basketball on Post

Eagle Toy Run

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Editor Sean McCully

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Now that we're done with Halloween scares, it's time to move on to Thanksgiving festivities!

There's tons of fun happening in November from the Hopkinsville Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving day to the regular season Austin Peay basketball game held at the Shaw Physical Fitness Center the day before the holiday.

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We've even got a few turkey recipes tucked inside too!

While you're here, check out all the Backdoor Boutique has to offer for service members and learn about the history of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion that helped track down Japanese firebombs in the Northeast U.S. during World War II.

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From all of us at Fort Campbell Life, we hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Danielle Holt Backdoor Boutique Manager

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FINALLY HOME!

by Sean McCully

After more than three years of location scouting and planning, the Backdoor Boutique thrift store has finally found its forever home at Fort Campbell.

The boutique is a program of the Armed Services YMCA on post, and provides everything from clothing and home décor to kitchen appliances and electronics for free to junior-enlisted servicemembers with a rank of sergeant and below. These E5 and below servicemembers can come in and shop for as much as they need and walk out with all their necessities free of charge.

The garrison outfitted the building for the boutique while they were stationed in different locations around the post before the boutique officially reopened in their new accommodations in July 2017, according to the Executive Director of the Armed Services YMCA at Fort Campbell, Karen Grimsley.

“They helped us with redesigning it for our purpose. Adding rooms where we needed and updating the flooring,” Grimsley said. “This is double the square feet that we had before so we were thrilled to get it here.”

The boutique, now located at 2304 Indiana Avenue, is much more centrally-located compared to their previous location and helps serve the Fort Campbell community more easily.

“This is really a celebration for us because it’s been a long time coming. We were very patient with it and it actually ended up being a whole lot better of a transition than we had hoped for,” Grimsley said. “So they underpromised and overdelivered is what it came down to which is great for us.”

This boutique is different from others because they not only distribute clothing and other necessities, but they do it through the lens of the YMCA’s core principles of youth development, social responsibility and healthy living.

The community is an integral part of the boutique’s operations because all the items displayed are all donations.

“It is overwhelming at times, the generosity. We will get just from merchants alone more than $100,000 worth of merchandise,” Grimsley said. “It’s significant. It really says a lot about the patriotism of our community because they specifically seek us out because of this mission and they want to give back to soldiers and their families. We would not be successful without this community.”

The boutique is located at 2304 Indiana Avenue. They are open from 11 am to 3 pm Tuesday through Thursday and are open to receive donations from 10 am to 3 pm Monday through Friday. They accept donations from everyone, and can take anything from toys and clothing to couches and larger appliances.

In addition to the street clothing they offer, the boutique also has a ballroom program for all active duty military members who need formal clothing for military balls. For $25, servicemembers and their families can come in and rent an outfit, a ball gown with shoes and jacket, to use for the ball.

For more information about the Backdoor Boutique and ASYMCA at Fort Campbell, visit: Karen Grimsley Armed Service YMCA Director www.ASYMCA.org/locations-fort-campbell.

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DFAC Challenge Best Thanksgiving Competition The 1st Brigade DFAC looks to preserve their title as the best holiday cooks during this year’s DFAC Best Thanksgiving Competition.

They are judged on multiple different aspects of their presentation from the originality of the theme to the appearance of their cakes.

This challenge pits all of the installation’s dining facilities against each other in a friendly competition to see who can put together the best Thanksgiving presentation.

Every item each DFAC produces for the challenge must be made in house and must be edible.

This DFAC challenge is one of the most coveted awards for the post’s dining facilities, and all are looking to unseat 1st Brigade who won with their Marvel-themed presentation in 2016.

Sgt. 1st Class Casey Johnson who helped propel the team to their win last year said it was rewarding after all their hard work and preparation for the competition paid off.

“We had been working on this for a couple months before Thanksgiving, so there was a lot of prep time and a lot of people had input,” Johnson said.

“We pretty much just put everyone’s ideas together and pulled it off.”

They built a 15-foot life-size Incredible Hulk as the centerpiece to their spread and had every kind of meat, starch and vegetable accompanying the green superhero. Johnson said teamwork was the most integral part of their win in 2016.

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Fort Campbell DFAC Head Chefs (left to right) Sgt. 1st Class Gerry Cloyd - NCOA • Sgt. 1st Class Laron Smith - 101st Sustainment Sgt. 1st Class Derrick Broudnax - 101 CAB • Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Camacho - 1st BCT Sgt 1st Class Frank Santana - 3rd BCT • Sgt 1st Class Jerrad Bloom - 5th Group Sgt 1st Class Jason Richardson - 2nd BCT

“This is not a five-man team or a ten-man team,” she said. “This consists of everyone so whether they’re in the kitchen cooking or out there putting the display together, it’s a full team concept.”

All servicemembers and their Families are welcome to come and dine at the DFACs and judge the presentations during the week leading up to Thanksgiving.

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A short service with a lasting impact War has a way of bringing together what may initially seem like polar opposites.

No place is this more evident than with the U.S.’s involvement in World War II and the activation of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The 555th, or Triple Nickels, were one of the first all-black parachute infantry test platoons in the U.S. military.

“Many years before “Black Pride” became a popular slogan, a small group of black American Soldiers gave life and meaning to those words,” according to the Triple Nickle website. “Born within an army that had traditionally relegated blacks to menial jobs and programmed them for failure, the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion succeeded in becoming the nation’s first all-black parachute infantry test platoon, company and battalion.”

After activation in winter of 1943 in Camp Mackall, North Carolina, the battalion served various purposes related to World War II but never saw combat related to the conflict.

They were initially tasked to be “Smokejumpers,” which involved jumping over the forest fires in the American northwest scanning for Japanese Fire Balloons that were bioweapons launched from the Pacific attempting to decimate American and Canadian agriculture and cities.

The 555th served alongside the 11th and 101st Airborne Divisions, among others, before their ultimate deactivation on December 15, 1944.

The Triple Nickels received physical recognition for their service and sacrifice in September 2014 with a monument where original World War II-era members were present to see the unveiling of the marble stone with the 555th’s patch emblazoned on the front. The monument sits in front of the 11th Airborne Division monument, the division that helped father the 101st Airborne Division, with multiple other monuments in the lot adjacent to the Don F. Pratt museum.

Clarksville’s Elester Garner chapter of the 555th Parachute Infantry Association serves as the Clarksville area’s meeting place for Triple Nickel veterans.

They host different fundraisers throughout the year to help sponsor the organization’s scholarship and can be seen around Clarksville and Hopkinsville events posting the colors prior to many happenings.

For more information about the Elester Garner Chapter and for membership information, visit www.TripleNickleElesterGarnerChapter.net.

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Thanksgiving Turkey 3 Ways

Traditional Roasted Turkey

Ingredients

Think of going to Grandma’s house for Thanksgiving. A chill in the air, the joining of family and of course the smell of a turkey roasting in the oven. Lots of small talk, playing with cousins, and plenty of waiting for the fantastic meal. Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, peas, and cranberry sauce. Just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

If it’s traditional that you are after here’s the recipe for a golden brown, juicy turkey for Thanksgiving.

1 (18 lb) Whole Turkey 1 ⁄2 cup unsalted butter (softened) • Salt & ground black pepper to taste 1 1⁄2 quarts turkey stock • 8 cups prepared stuffing

Directions 1. Completly thaw turkey. Follow thawing instructions on packaging.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place rack in the lowest portion of the oven.

3. Remove the turkey neck and giblets, rinse the turkey and pat dry with paper towels. Place the turkey, breast side up, on a rack in the roasting pan. Loosely fill the body cavity with stuffing. Rub the skin with the softened butter, and season with salt and pepper.

Position an aluminum foil tent over the turkey.

4. Place turkey in the oven, and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the roasting pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan. Whenever the drippings evaporate, add stock to moisten them, about 1 to 2 cups at a time. Remove aluminum foil after 2 1⁄2 hours. Roast until a meat thermometer inserted in the meaty part of the thigh reads 180 degrees, about 4 hours.

5. Transfer the turkey to a large serving platter, and let it stand for at about 30 minutes before carving.

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Deep-Fried Turkey Looking for a new twist for your Thanksgiving meal? Deep-frying a turkey provides a juicy and rapidly cooked alternative. The deep-frying process seals in the juices inside so the turkey stays flavorful and moist. A 15 pound turkey will take about 45 minutes to fry and will remain hot and juicy in a cooler overnite. You must make sure the turkey is completly defrosted, also you can’t stuff the bird, so stuffing and gravy will have to be made elsewhere.

Ingredients 1 (15- to 18-pound) fresh turkey • Peanut oil for frying (about 4 gallons)

Directions 1. Remove giblets and the neck. Rinse the turkey inside and out and pat it dry with paper towels. Trim most of the excess fat and skin from the neck and cavity to allow for better frying.

2. Place the turkey on a cutting board or baking sheet and coat it evenly with a rub of choice, including inside the cavity. Place the turkey in a plastic bag and allow to rest in the refrigerator overnight.

3. Heat the oil in a turkey fryer until it registers 350°F. Let the turkey sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Remove it from the bag and lightly blot it with paper towels to remove excess moisture. Place the turkey on the frying rack, drumsticks pointing upward as though it’s doing a headstand. Use the grab hook to very slowly lower the turkey into the heated oil; Wear heatproof gloves and safety goggles, and do not drop the turkey into the oil.

4. Once the turkey is completely submerged, remove the hook. Fry for about 3 minutes per pound or until the juices run clear and a thermometer inserted into the inner part of the thigh reads 155°F. 5. Use the grab hook to slowly remove the turkey from the oil, allowing sufficient time for the hot oil to drain away. Place the turkey and rack on a rimmed baking sheet set on the ground, and let them sit a few minutes before moving to allow any extra oil to drain. Let the turkey rest for at least 15 minutes. Remove it from the rack and carve.

Grilled Turkey

Ingredients

Are you the outdoors type and realize that nothing is better than what comes off the grill? A grilled turkey is tasty, juicy and has won many competitions in head-to-head match-ups with a roasted bird.

You can still make gravy with the drippings and can add additional flavors with smoking wood chips. Apple chips really add a nice touch.

1 (12 lb) Whole Turkey 1 tablespoon vegetable oil • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning salt and pepper to taste

Directions 1. Prepare an outdoor grill for indirect medium-high heat (as close to 350 degrees as possible).

2. Rinse turkey and pat dry. Turn wings back to hold neck skin in place. Return legs to tucked position. Brush turkey with oil.

Season inside and out with Italian seasonings, salt, and pepper.

3. Place turkey breast-side up on the grill. Place drip pan directly underneath the turkey. The drip pan can be made from aluminum foil.

Grill 2 to 3 hours, to an internal thigh temperature of 180 degrees (juices should run clear). Remove turkey from grill and let stand 20-25 minutes before carving.

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First Thursday Art Walk Downtown Clarksville • artwalkclarksville.com 5-8 pm Multiple locations in downtown Clarksville displaying local artists

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Science Fiction & Fantasy Expo Clarksville Public Library 2-4pm • mcgtn.org/library The Sci-Fi Expo is a free event, open to all ages. This is a celebration of all things Science Fiction and fantasy with books, movies, television shows, games and more! Activities, games, crafts and demonstrations will be available. Attendees are encouraged to come in costume as it makes the whole experience more enjoyable for everone, but this is not required.

Wanderlust 108 Bicentenial Mall - Nashville 6:30am-2:30pm • wanderlust.com Start with a dynamic warm-up lead by our Wanderlust Adidas run leader! This is a 5K your way, so don’t sweat it. Hop on your mat for a DJ-powered yoga flow class led by top instructors. Complete the mindful triathlon with 30 minutes of soul reviving meditation led by world-renowned spiritual leaders.

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Veteran Networking Event William O. Beach Civic Hall, Clarksville 5:30-7:30pm www.facebook.com/events/390769841339404 Military Alumni Connection and Operation Stand Down TN will bring together military-friendly companies, local hiring managers, military leaders, transitioning Veterans and Veterans who have already made the move to Nashville’s corporate scene. This event will cover transitioning, understanding local resources and understanding the steps toward your first post-military job.

Panel Includes: Montgomery County Mayor Jim Durrett Colonel Rob Salome U.S. Army (Ret) First Sergeant Dave Berggren U.S. Army (Ret)

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Queen City Yoga Festival Old Glory Distillery • 5pm facebook.com/2017queencityyogafestival.com Joined Forces Yoga™ (JFY), a non-profit that provides free yoga to active duty military nationwide is hosting its first ever yoga festival in Clarksville. This will be a "Party on the Mat"

Holiday Market Madison Street United Methodist Church madisonstreetumc.org • 9am-2pm In its 42nd year, the Madison Street United Methodist Church Holiday Market showcases many, many vendors with Christmas items and much more. They will also have delightful baked and frozen goods, which go very fast!

A wonderful lunch will be provided by the church’s youth group for only $7. Admission is free.

Tour Haunted Clarksville via BCycle Public Square • 6-8pm facebook.com/events/783369795175436 This bicycle tour will take participants through downtown Clarksville stopping at historical points of interest with dark pasts.

The route is approximately 2 miles and will take about 2 hours. The tour will end at Roux where participants will receive drink doubloons worth $2 off in the Speakeasy!

Circus Brew Zerkus Nashville Fairground 6-10pm • circusbrewzerkus.com Debuting this Fall, this event will combine unlimited spectacular beer tastings and a magically interactive circus experience to give you and your friends an incredible night to remember.

Complete with beer-pouring aerial acts, magicians, fire dancers and more. Craft beer joins the circus.

Homemade Holidays Wilma Rudolph Pavilion Sat 9am‑4pm, Sun 12noon‑4pm cityofclarksville.com This two-day, indoor craft market features fine art, apparel, jewelry, accessories, housewares, paper goods and more.

Find unique, handmade gifts or treat yourself to something special. You’re sure to find what you’re looking for .

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Nashville Marathon-1/2 Marathon-5k Sounds Stadium • 7am whatdoyourunfor.com/races/2017nashville-half-marathon You will love this route, through some of Nashville’s most beautiful and historic scenery. The Gulch, East Nashville and other lively neighborhoods will cheer you on with full support as you run. Finish the last quarter mile on a triumphant downhill dash through the honkytonks of Broadway. This year we are introducing a RELAY option for you to enjoy with your team of friends. The ensuing block party will fully reward your accomplishment with music, food and vendors.

USO Big Band Bash 2017 Lane Motor Museum - 7pm www.facebook.com/events/364899930631743 The Big Band Bash is a fundraiser to support the mission of USO Fort Campbell and USO Nashville. The event is a nod to the start of the USO in 1940, and celebrates the era. Party goers can dance, stroll through the hundreds of vintage and unique cars and bid on the incredible silent auction items. You will have an opportunity to write messages to service members as you stuff deployment “Bye Bye Bags.”

There will be heavy appetizers and drinks and so much dancing! This is a swinging good time!

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ECFT and Commander’s Cup Award Ceremony Cole Park Commons • 5-6pm campbell.armymwr.com All participants in the 2017 Eagle Challenge Fitness Tour are invited to join us for the awards ceremony.

The Fort Campbell Sports Office will also hold the 2017 Commander's Cup awards.

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Hoptown Hop Fest Downtown Hopkinsville • 3pm pennyroyalarts.org The 3rd annual Hoptown Hopfest is a benefit for the Alhambra Theatre. This downtown Hopkinsville event has expanded this year with live music in the afternoon, food trucks, craft beer booths and additional vendors. The headliner is Restless Heart.

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Christmas on the Cumberland Grand Opening McGregor Park - 5-11pm facebook.com/events/1890603664524277 Christmas on the Cumberland is sure to create lasting memories this holiday season as thousands experience the captivating displays of over two million lights!

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Turkey Trot Founders Square, Hopkinsville • 8am Free 16th Annual Turkey Trot 5K (3.1 miles) run/walk in downtown Hopkinsville.

The non-competitive, non-timed event includes a large section of the popular Greenway Rail Trail. Presented by Hopkinsville’s Parks and Recreation.

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Reindeer Run Downtown Cadiz • 5-6:30pm 5K evening road race course along the backstreets of Cadiz, KY. The event starts on Lafayette Street. The award ceremony, offering water, coffee, bananas and cookies, will be held in the warm Middle School gym shortly after the finish.

Football Tennessee Titans @ Nissan Stadium Nov 5 vs Baltimore Ravens 12 noon Nov 12 vs Cincinnati Bengals 12 noon APSU Governors @ Fortera Stadium Nov 18 vs Eastern Illinois 4 pm

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What better way to work up an appetite for a delicious turkey dinner than with a fun run through downtown Hopkinsville?

That’s exactly what the people of Christian county are planning for with their 16th annual Turkey Trot 5k.

The race will begin at Founders Square in downtown Hopkinsville on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, and racers will gobble on down through the community’s Greenway Rail Trail before returning to the square.

Runners are required to sign waivers prior to the non-timed and non-competitive race. Registration for the race is free, and Turkey Trot long sleeve t-shirts will be available for sale for $20. T-shirts will be guaranteed for runners if they register by November 15.

Proceeds go to benefit upkeep and maintenance of the Greenway Rail Trail.

Additional donations to the Greenway will also be accepted at the fun run.

For more information about the run, visit VisitHopkinsville.com/event/15th-annual-turkey-trot or call the Division of Parks and Recreation at (270)887-4290.

Eagle Challenge Fitness Tour Awards Ceremony After 10 months of competition, the Eagle Challenge Fitness Tour is ultimately coming to an end with the ECFT awards reception on November 17.

The ceremony will be held at the Cole Park Commons at 5 pm and photos will be taken of the medal winners.

The 2017 ECFT began and ended on post with the first event being in February with the Amazing Fitness Quest and concluded on October 28 with the Colorful Zombie Run. Participants who completed eight of the 10 events receive a Commander’s Gold Medal, six events earns a silver medal and four events earns a bronze medal.

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The ECFT is an event that aims to get active duty and veteran servicemembers and their Families and the community involved in fun activities that help get them moving and exercising.

“The program is intended to provide opportunities for fun, fitness and friendship, while enhancing fitness and well-being,” according to the MWR website. “The end-state is to increase levels of resiliency and fitness for Soldiers and their Families, along with citizens in the surrounding communities of Fort Campbell.”

For more information about the ECFT and for a complete list of winners, visit Campbell.ArmyMWR.com/Programs/Eagle-ChallengeFitness-Tour.

Austin Peay Head Basketball Coach Matt Figger 1st BCT Commander COL Derek Thomson

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The Shaw Physical Fitness center will see a packed crowd the day before Thanksgiving and not because there will be any turkey in the building.

It will be packed because on November 22, the Shaw PFC will replace APSU’s Dunn Center for the afternoon as the home of the Governor’s men’s basketball team for the matchup against the Bethel University Wildcats at 3pm.

This is one of the first times that Fort Campbell has hosted a regular-season NCAA matchup, and it will be open to service members and their Families as well as the surrounding community. The admission is free to all with limited seating.

This game is important for the post community because it gives them a chance to show off some of what the division has to offer for members of the community who may have never visited, according to 1st Brigade Major Martin Meiners.

“Even though Fort Campbell is right here in Clarksville, there’s still a lot of people who don’t really know what Fort Campbell really consists of and what Soldiers do on a daily basis,” Meiners said. “There’s still a lot of people who don’t have an opportunity or a reason to come on post and see what it looks like and what we do.”

This is the first season for APSU Head Basketball Coach Matt Figger and Meiners said Figger is doing his part to continue fostering the relationship between the university and the installation.

“I’m really excited for us to come to Fort Campbell” Figger said. “ I think it gives us an understanding of who is protecting our freedoms, our amendments, our rights as citizens. It’s guys the same age as our guys – guys between the ages of 18 and 24 years old. It allows our guys to see just how important the Soldiers are to our community, to our country and to our freedoms.”

“We had a great relationship with former Head Coach Dave Loos and we are definitely on board to support Figger and his program,” Meiners said. “Really we share the same kind of goals on how to sponsor effective leadership and how to really create a strong team. He’s brand new but he’s been super excited about working with the 101st.”

For updated information about tip-off times and season ticket prices, visit www.LetsGoPeay.com.

Game Info ASPU Governors (Ohio Valley Conference D-1) vs Bethel University (Southern States Athletic Conference NAIA) Location - Shaw PFC California Rd. Bldg. 7979 Tip-off - 3pm Admission - Free

The Austin Peay Governors practicing at Shaw PFC

Clarksville, Hopkinsville and Dover hold their military communities in high regard so it’s no wonder when they go all out for Veterans Day. There are a multitude of events happening in Montgomery, Christian and Stewart counties to help show respect for the service and sacrifice of veteran and active-duty servicemen and women alike.Veteran’s Day was initially known as Armistice Day and was in place to honor the end of World War I, which occurred on November 11, 1918.

The first commemoration of the holiday was a year later when the President Woodrow Wilson declared it a holiday for parades and public meetings.

It wasn’t until June 1, 1954, when Armistice Day was replaced with Veterans Day after the conclusion of World War II had shown that there were more sacrifices to be honored in addition to World War I.

Veterans Day Events Veterans Day Breakfast APSU Morgan Center • 7:30am • $20 • clarksvillechamber.com Annual Veterans breakfast hosted by the Clarksville Chamber of Commerce. CW5 Ret Dave Cooper is guest speaker.

Clarksville Veterans Day Parade • Downtown Clarksville • 10am Every year, the Montgomery County Veteran Service Organization organizes and hosts our community's Veterans Day Parade. Community and military leaders share their thoughts on this important day of remembrance, and scores of area clubs, community groups, military service organizations, high school bands, JROTC units, Fort Campbell Soldiers and hundreds of spectators gather together to pay tribute to the men and women, past and present, who have served our country. The parade is preceeded by a ceremony on Public Square at 9am.

Hopkinsville Veterans Day Parade Downtown Hopkinsville • 10am Come together as a town and support our Veterans. The City of Hopkinsville Local Government, VFW Post 1913, and Military Affairs Committee are happy to present the 2017 Veterans Day Parade. Encourage one another to come and line the streets as we honor our community's Veterans. Attendees are encouraged to line up along 9th Street between South Virginia Street and the entrance of the Justice Center.

Cadiz Veterans Day Parade River Park • 11am • gocadiz.com Annual Veterans Day Parade through downtown Cadiz with special services.

Walk Run or Roll for Veterans 5k Lick Creet Recreation Area Dover • 8am • $10 runsignup.com/Race/TN/Dover/5KRunWalkorRollforVeterans Join the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72 in Dover Tennessee for the inaugural 5K Run, Walk or Roll for Veterans, This is a Family-friendly fun run that is perfect to start your Veterans Day as we join together to honor our Veterans near and far. You may bring your wagons, strollers, tricycles and roller skates!

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2017 Eagle Toy Run 12 noon registration at Old Glory Distillery Kick stands up 1pm ends at Appleton Harley Davidson with refreshments and live music by “TOYZ�

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After the tragedy of 9/11, the three Appleton brothers at Appleton Harley-Davidson knew they had to do something to help ease the burden on Clarksville and Hopkinsville’s military community.

And now, 17 years later, the dealership’s intentions are still the same with the 17th annual Eagle Toy Run this November 11. The Eagle Toy Run is an event sponsored by the motorcycle dealership benefitting military Families who are in need of toys at the USO’s Christmas House at Fort Campbell. Bikers start out at Old Glory Distillery and parade the bikes and toys through town all the way to the dealership where there will be entertainment following the run.

Appleton Co-Manager Mary Rose said the toy run is still working to accomplish the same goals as when it started almost two decades ago.

“We just love our military. We know that without it, Clarksville probably wouldn’t grow as much as it has,” she said.

“We want to give back to the Families of those who are out there putting their lives on the line and the Families that are left behind to be alone while their loved one is out there serving.”

Rose said the toys come from riders who either make a $25 or toy donation to ride in the toy run and from donations from the community who are interested in helping military Families however they can.

“I’ve had several people who just came in and drop off toys,” Rose said. “I’ve got one of my customers who works out at Wal-Mart and he is such a big proponent of the toy run. He’s former military and he talks it up big time so I’m sure people who talk with him there run and grab toys and bring them by.”

For more information about the toy run and all the services Appleton provides, visit their website at: www.AppletonHarley.com.

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