Sept-Oct 2018 Fort Campbell Area Retiree Life

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Places to Discover in Kentucky

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Area Distillery Tours

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2018 TRICARE Changes

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Retiree Owned Business Spotlight Joseph Calabrace Cross Creek Clays

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Keeping Connected at Fort Campbell

Editor Sean McCully

Contributors Dave Marshall CynDe Clack Ted Faulkner Teri Kangas Dr. Mitchell Kaye

Publisher Creative ink

Creative Director Sears Hallett

Who’s ready to travel through the Bluegrass state?

We’ve got some of the best Kentucky travel destinations queued up for you on page 3 from all the great Kentucky State Parks to all the great things to do in Louisville.

After you get home, make sure to check out all the great places to taste your favorite spirits at all the best distilleries in the area.

Read about it on page 11.

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2018 has brought alot of changes to TRICARE. Read about the updates to both TRICARE and Dental care on page 9.

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Finally, check out how Joseph Calabrace has used his military service to impact his latest business venture in Palmyra on page 13.

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The Bluegrass state is known for, among others, two main things: bourbon and horse racing.

But that doesn’t limit the state from having a wealth of other destinations from Louisville and Lexington to the state park system and the Land Between the Lakes recreational area. Whatever your favorite type of travel destination is, Kentucky has it and should be in the running as one of your next vacation destinations.

Here are a few of the many places in Kentucky to check out.

Abraham Lincoln Everyone thinks of Illinois when it comes to Abraham Lincoln, but the early childhood years are nested in Kentucky. To explore the young Lincoln the first stop is Lincoln's boyhood home at Knob Creek–his home from the time he was 2 to nearly 8. Next stop on your Lincoln odyssey is the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park.

A replica of an early 19th century cabin is enshrined inside the magnificent Memorial Building. Also on the site is Sinking Spring, which provided water for the property. While in this area, visit the town of Hodgenville and the Lincoln Museum. This site chronicles Lincolns life with memorabilia, dioramas and an art gallery.

Knob Creek and Hodgenville Knob Creek and Hodgenville on US 31 E about 10 miles apart nps.gov/abli/index.htm • 270-358-31373 • (in Eastern time zone)

Lexington Known as the Horse Capital of the World, Lexington has more horse-themed activities than anyone could reasonable consume in a short stay. At the Kentucky Horse Park, visitors can walk through a campus filled with museums, galleries, theatres and working farm exhibits dedicated to the city’s namesake animal and also Thoroughbred Park, a 2.5 acre park that contains seven life-size bronze racehorses streaking toward the finish line.

Lexington is an historical city as well, boasting period homes from Mary Todd Lincoln and Henry Clay among others. These homes are open for tours and provide a great avenue for bringing history to life for all members of the family. Downtown Lexington is a popular spot as well with bars, galleries, restaurants and walking tours.

Lexington, Kentucky Fayette county, 31⁄2 hours NE of Fort Campbell visitlex.com • 859-233-7299 • (in Eastern time zone)

Kentucky Bourbou Trail Today ten distilleries offer the Kentucky Bourbon Experience but eight are part of two loops that feature some of Kentucky’s best. The first tour includes the four that are clustered within a 40-mile radius from Lexington west. Get to Woodford Reserve, Buffalo Trace, Four Roses, Wild Turkey and Town Branch Bourbon distilleries via I-64, just a short drive around the Bluegrass Region.

The second loop is a little longer than Loop One, you’ll enjoy the “angels share” at these four bourbon distilleries in Kentucky located about 70 miles from Lexington.

Each with its own distinct personality and taste, Maker’s Mark, Heaven Hill, Jim Beam and Barton 1792 round out the distilleries.

Woodford Reserve - 7855 McCracken Pike, Versailles • 859-879-1812 • woodfordreserve.com Buffalo Trace - 113 Great Buffalo Trace, Frankfort • buffalotrace.com Four Roses - 1224 Bonds Mill Rd, Lawrenceburg • 502-839-3436 • fourrosesbourbon.com Wild Turkey - 1417 Versailles Rd, Lawrenceburg • 502-839-2182 • wildturkeybourbon.com Town Branch - 401 Cross St, Lexington • 859-255-2337 • kentuckyale.com Maker’s Mark - 3350 Burks Spring Rd, Loretto • 270-865-2881 • makersmark.com Heaven Hill - 1064 Loretto Rd, Bardstown • 502-348-3921 • heavenhill.com Jim Beam - 526 Happy Hollow Rd, Clermont • 502-215-2295 • jimbeam.com Barton 1792 - 300 Barton Rd, Bardstown • 866-239-4690 • 1792bourbon.com kybourbontrail.com

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Louisville As the city that became the namesake of one of Major League Baseball’s most important tools in the Louisville Slugger, Kentucky’s largest city has many interesting museums, distilleries and music venues to fill a vacation with. Start off with a tour of the Louisville Slugger museum, then head over to the Jim Beam Stillhouse for their bourbon experience and end the day with a show at the city’s famed Mercury Ballroom.

Louisville, Kentucky Jefferson county, three hours northeast from Fort Campbell gotolouisville.com, (888) 568-4784 • (in Eastern time zone)

Kentucky State Parks

It’s hard to visit Kentucky and not run into one of the 49 state parks, intentionally or otherwise. Whether you enjoy hunting and fishing, or hiking and biking, Kentucky is the state to be for all things outdoor recreation.

The park system also has a schedule of events happening throughout the year, available on their website.

You can also make reservations for lodges and campsites at the park system’s website, and find a list of golf courses at each state park.

Kentucky State Parks • All regions of the state • parks.ky.gov • 502-564-2172

Land Between the Lakes

As one of the biggest playgrounds in North America, the Land Between the Lakes boasts 170,000 acres-worth of land to hike, bike, hunt, fish and camp. The northern and middle portions of the national park are in Kentucky. The northern end has Green Turtle Bay Resort and Marina, where you can get off the grid in style. In central LBL lies the Bison and Elk Prairie where the animals roam freely and visitors can take drives through the territory in an enclosed vehicle to see the bison and elk. And throughout LBL are multiple different points for hunting and fishing and nature trails for hiking and biking .

Land Between the Lakes • landbetweenthelakes.us • 270-924-2233

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Ark Encounter The Ark Encounter features a full-size Noah’s Ark, built according to the dimensions given in the Bible’s Book of Genesis. Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, this modern engineering marvel amazes visitors young and old. The Ark Encounter is situated in the beautiful rolling hills around Williamstown, Kentucky, halfway between Cincinnati, OH and Lexington, KY on I-75. View friendly animals in the nearby zoo, to the exhibits inside the Ark, they experience the pages of the Bible like never before.

Ark Encounter • 1 Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown arkencounter.com • 855-284-3275 • (in Eastern time zone)

Corvette Museum

Okay Corvette enthusiasts, it’s time to rev up your engines and pack up the ‘Vette for a road trip to Bowling Green, home of the National Corvette Museum. The 115,000 square foot building houses more than 80 Corvette models and one-of-a-kind concept cars spanning the history of Corvette.

Cave City Area

National Corvette Museum 350 Corvette Dr, Williamstown corvettemuseum.org • 800-538-3883

Horse Cave provides a little bit of Australia in Kentucky including Kentucky Down Under Adventure Zoo with animals from Australia and much more. Also visit Mammoth Onyx Cave discovered in 1799, the cave is still one of the most beautiful and easily accessible caves in the US. Outside of Cave City, attractions include Mammoth Cave National Park, the longest cave system in the world offers tours for anyone with any degree of hiking ability. There's a historic tour or take one of the many others that afford different sights.

Another of the top Cave City attractions is Dinosaur World , Kentucky’s prehistoric paradise. From the fossil dig to the bone yard, this family-friendly property may entice kids to become paleontologists.

Kentucky Down Under/Mammoth Onyx Cave 3700 L & N Turnpike Road, Horse Cave kentuckydownunder.com • 270-786-1010 Mammoth Cave National Park 502 Mammoth Cave Street, Cave City cavecity.com • 270-773-8833 Dinosaur World 711 Mammoth Cave Rd, Cave City dinosaurworld.com/kentucky • 270-773-4345

Changes to TRICARE include Open Season On Jan. 1, 2018, TRICARE Select replaced TRICARE Standard and TRICARE Extra (beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Prime remained enrolled under Prime) and all TRICARE Standard beneficiaries were automatically changed to Select. TRICARE Select is a self-managed, preferred-provider option for eligible beneficiaries (except TRICARE For Life beneficiaries) not enrolled in TRICARE Prime. TRICARE Select allows you to choose your own TRICARE-authorized provider and manage your own health care although some services require prior authorization.

TRICARE Select is a bit different than TRICARE Standard, but operates in a similar fashion. Retirees covered by TRICARE Select will still pay an annual deductible of $150 for a single person and $300 for a family. New for TRICARE Select is the fixed fee for care for most services from a TRICARE- authorized provider instead of paying a percentage of the allowable charge. Tricare Standard required beneficiaries to pay a percentage of the cost of the visit, usually 25%. The new fee schedule for co-pays is located here: tricare.mil/Costs/HealthPlanCosts/TS/RET. It is important to note that using non-network providers results in a percentage of the cost paid by the beneficiary rather than a set co-pay. Most providers will tell you they “take” TRICARE even if they are not TRICARE- authorized providers, so asking the right question is critical. Make sure you ask if they are a “TRICARE- authorized provider” so you will pay the lowest possible cost.

Because TRICARE Select is a preferred-provider program, rather than a managed-care program like TRICARE Prime, beneficiaries may receive enhanced TRICARE Select benefits from any TRICARE-authorized provider without a referral. You can also receive certain services from non-network, TRICARE-authorized providers, but will pay higher cost sharing amounts for out-of-network care. Also, TRICARE won’t reimburse you for care received from non-authorized, non-network providers.

There is also a new requirement for TRICARE beneficiaries to adhere to the open-season concept for changing plans or making changes to enrollment (e.g., switch from individual to family enrollment), unless they have a qualifying life event (QLE). QLEs include moving to an area with a different TRICARE contractor, birth, death,divorce, children going to college, children becoming adults, losing or gaining other health insurance and becoming Medicare eligible. The first TRICARE open season is scheduled for 12 November-10 December 2018; however, all who were beneficiaries as of 1 January 2018 are “grandfathered”, meaning that they can continue to make changes to their TRICARE health benefit until the open season begins. After 12 November 2018, any changes must be made during an open season or after a QLE. For more information, go to the TRICARE website at https://tricare.mil/.

TRICARE Retiree Dental Program Ending by FEDVIP Available Soon The TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) is ending on 31 December 2018, but Retirees won’t be left without options. Retired uniformed service members will be able to choose a dental plan from among the 10 dental carriers in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) for themselves and eligible family members. FEDVIP dental plans provide comprehensive dental insurance with no waiting periods (except orthodontia in some plans). All plans cover routine exams and cleanings, X-rays, Fillings, Crowns, Root canals, dentures and more. Beneficiaries enrolled in or are eligible for the TRICARE Retiree Dental Program (TRDP) will also be able to enroll in one of the FEDVIP dental options for 2019 coverage. Be advised-You will not be automatically enrolled in a FEDVIP plan for 2019. You must enroll during the Federal Benefits open Season.

Also new this year will be the option for Retirees to enroll in FEDVIP vision plans. TRICARE benefits do not include glasses or contact lenses and cover only one vision exam every two years. With FEDVIP, you may choose from four comprehensive vision insurance plans for you and your eligible family members. Vision plans include routine eye exams, eyeglass frames and lenses (plus lens options such as shatter-resistant polycarbonate; scratch-resistant, anti-reflective, and UV coatings; and tinted and progressive lenses), contact lenses and discounts on laser eye surgery.

Beneficiaries must enroll in vision plans during the upcoming open season.

Although beneficiaries must wait until the open season to enroll, they can begin reviewing their options now at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) website: opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/dental-vision. A plan comparison tool is also available online at: tricare.benefeds.com/InfoPortal/findPlan?ctoken=WZSqVDHd. Each year, open season runs from the Monday of the second full week in November through the Monday of the second full week in December.

Open season 2018 begins on 12 November 2018 and runs through 10 December 2018, with coverage effective on 1 January 2019, if you enroll.

Any election in a FEDVIP plan remains in effect for the entire calendar year, unless you experience a qualifying life event.

For more information on FEDVIP, go to: tricare.benefeds.com.

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When you walk through the aisles of your local liquor store, you’ll find hundreds of different brands of spirits from across the globe and one of the most popular whiskeys comes from just south of Nashville in Lynchburg, Tennessee. These might be great things to indulge in but one of the main things these products have in common is they are not local. So this summer, make sure to come check out everything the area surrounding Fort Campbell has to offer that makes your face warm and pairs well with water or Coke.

As one of Clarksville’s newest attractions, Old Glory has been serving up their signature moonshine for almost two years after their grand opening in October 2016. What started as a moonshine distillery has quickly grown to include more spirits like vodka, whiskey and rum, as well as an event venue in the building just off of the north side of Wilma Rudolph Blvd. Old Glory offers tours of their stills that include tastings of their spirits and a walkthrough of the entire complex.

Mon - Sat - 11 am - 6 pm, Sun - 1 pm - 6 pm Tours: Sun - Fri tours every hour beginning at 1 pm, Sat tours every hour beginning at 11 am Ages 12 through 20: $5 Ages 21 and up: $7 451 Alfred Thun Road oldglorydistilling.com, 931-919-2522

Nearing their 10th birthday, M.B. Roland has been serving the Pennyroyal classic Kentucky Bourbon. The distillery is the first in the state to use the “grain to glass” method, meaning everything is done onsite from growing the grains all the way down to pouring the finished product into the glass.

Owned by husband and wife team Paul and Mary Beth (MB) Tomaszewski, the distillery opened in 2009, and hosts tours throughout the year as well as the Pickin’ on the Porch outdoor concert series during the summer that runs through August.

Mon - Thur 10 am - 6 pm, Fri & Sat 9 am - 6 pm & Sun 1 pm - 6 pm Tours: Tours are offered every hour. Children are welcome during the tour but must be accompanied by an adult • Standard tours are $5 a person 137 Barkers Mill Road-Pembroke KY• mbroland.com • 270-640-7744 Named after the Golden Pond, Kentucky, hero, the Casey Jones Distillery uses some of the same stills their namesake was known for building during the 1930s through the ‘50s.

The distillery offers all sorts of flavors of their own moonshine from their Casey’s Cut 92 to the apple, grape and peach, and even a special run of eclipse moonshine from last year during the total solar eclipse. All of Casey Jones’s ingredients are sourced locally from Kentucky farms.

Mon - Sat - 10 am - 6 pm, Sun - 1 pm - 6 pm 2813 Witty Ln, Hopkinsville, KY Tours are by schedule only, 21+ caseyjonesdistillery.com • 270-839-9987

As a 24-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Leatherwood Distillery Owner Andrew Langs has high standards, and it shows in his product. Leatherwood produces many different flavors of moonshine, from Elderberry and Apple Pie to Cranberry and Gahwa, or coffee cream moonshine.

The distillery has live music every Friday from 5 pm to 8 pm and Saturday from 3 pm until 7 pm.

And come hungry because the distillery offers nachos, pork sandwiches and cheese and sausage platters to eat alongside your moonshine.

Mon - Thur - 10 am - 7 pm, Fri & Sat 10 am - 9 pm & Sun - noon - 6 pm Tours: Tours take about 15 minutes and tastings sample five products $10 for tour and tasting, $6 for tasting alone 6381 Highway 41A, Pleasantview, TN leatherwooddistillery.com • 615-247-8778

Retiree Owned Business Spotlight Joseph Calabrace has always been around guns.

From the shotguns he used for bird hunting during his childhood in Pennsylvania to the military-issue rifles he used during his 20 years as a helicopter pilot in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, it makes sense he’d use guns for recreation during his latest retirement venture at Cross Creek Clays.

“I have 200 acres in Palmyra, and I don’t do things simply,” Calabrace said. “Normally a sporting clays course has 15 stations. We have 32. So we have built a course that’s probably one of the top five in the U.S. if not top three.”

What many shooters refer to as “golf with a shotgun,” sporting clays is a kind of clay pigeon shooting where projectiles vary in size and simulate live quarry shooting.

The retiree said he opened Cross Creek on his own land after viewing potential plots of land in Nashville and Knoxville. The Palmyra space was more desirable because of the forestry that provides a more dynamic environment for the sport.

It also doesn’t hurt the business being in a state with so much recreational hunting activity and so close to the military community in Clarksville, he said.

“Oh yeah (the community enjoys it),” Calabrace said. “Come on, it’s Tennessee!

The people here welcome things like this and the community has been really good about helping us get things done.”

The business is housed in rural Palmyra, but there are still a few churches nearby that Calabrace said he is mindful of, closing the sometimes-loud business on Sunday mornings as well as when there are special services like funerals.

Cross Creek Clays opened in May, and is Calabrace’s latest civilian venture after selling his successful software company he owned for more than a decade following his military service.

He worked as a military contractor in the years following his service and ultimately created a company called ForceX, based in Clarksville, then Nashville and back in Clarksville, that designed software helping maps to reload and update faster which had many different applications in the military from aviation to GPS. After years of work with ForceX, Calabrace said he grew tired of the administrative bureaucracy required in this line of work, growing from two employees in 2005 to 217 in 2015.

“Eventually I just kept getting saddled down with more and more administrative crap, like when we got above 50 employees we had to do this and above 100 we had to do that, then it was yearly audits by the government,” he said. “I wasn’t getting to do what I wanted to do. So in 2015, L3 which is a pretty big billion-dollar defense contractor came to me, and it was a good time to sell because my company was at its peak.”

Throughout his career as a civilian, the retiree said the main thing he learned from his military career that made him successful as a businessman was his adaptability.

As an original member of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell in the late ‘70s, Calabrace said as a pilot for every one hour of flying there were 10 hours of planning. They planned for every single situation conceivable and were always ready to adapt for anything.

“One of the keys to success for me is adaptability. I learned not to be so stringent on what I wanted out of my business,” he said. “The military taught me a lot about discipline and adaptability so I was always able to make a change and be happy with that change.

Changes don’t scare me.”

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Yard Work can be Your Own Personal Gym

by CynDe Clack My mother loves to do yard work. She says it makes her feel good to get outside and be active.

She is 82 years old and rides the mower, pushes a mower, weed whacks, trims the trees and lake bank, rakes the leaves, plants flowers and anything else that can be done outside. She’s probably the first one to mow in her neighborhood every spring and the last one still raking in the fall. If she’s not doing yard work, then she’s planning to. She watches the weather reports and plans her week around when she can get outside into the yard.

When she’s not doing it or planning it – she’s talking about it. She absolutely loves it!

She says it makes her feel good and improves her mood - when she can’t get outside and work in the yard, she’s grumpy.

(Well, she wouldn’t say she was grumpy but…)

From light gardening to heavy yard work – it’s up to you how much of a workout you want.

While mowing your yard presents a great way to fit some extra exercise into your routine, there are things you should keep in mind. Always warm up first by taking a short walk around your yard to get the blood flowing to your muscles, then do some light stretching for your hamstrings and lower back. It doesn’t matter how dark you are or how well you tan - always apply sun screen and wear a hat to shade your face; drink lots and lots of water – remember if you feel thirsty then you are already dehydrated and last but certainly not least - know the signs of a heat emergency.

Yard work isn’t just good for relieving stress – it works your major muscle groups.

The next time you need extra motivation to mow the lawn, remember this – trimming your grass can also trim your waistline. Yard work is a great cardiovascular exercise, it involves the entire body which means you will develop more strength and fitness overall as well as improving your flexibility.

Raking leaves, pushing a mower and cleaning the gutters provides about the same workout as biking, swimming and walking. Planting flowers works your arms for digging, your legs for support while you plant and your core muscles for balance.

You’ll have to decide which part you enjoy the most – great workouts that make you feel amazing or grumbly neighbors because you’re showing them up with your manicured lawn.

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Ogre Drink 2 scoops vanilla ice cream 3 ounces Malibu coconut rum 4 ounces Coca-Cola Put everything in a blender and blend until it’s smooth.

Serve it in a goblet or whatever you like. Alternately, put the ice cream scoops in the mug, then pour the rum and coke over it, and let people enjoy it like a coke float. Except with rum… lots and lots of yummy delicious coconut rum.

Shark Bite Cocktail 3

⁄4 ounce Captain Morgan spiced rum ⁄4 ounce light rum 1 ⁄2 ounce blue curacao 1 1⁄2 ounce sour mix 3 drops grenadine 3

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.

Pour in all your ingredients except for the grenadine.

Shake it well and strain into an old-fashioned glass .

Drop the grenadine over an ice cube and serve quickly so it looks like blood in the water.

Drink recipes and photos courtesy of mixthatdrink.com

Liquid Ghost Halloween Cocktail 2 ounces coconut rum (or vodka) 1 1⁄2 ounces white Creme de Cacao 1 -2 tsp vanilla simple syrup 1 1⁄2 ounces heavy cream (or half and half) Add everything with ice into a cocktail shaker.

Shake well until chilled.

Pour into glass and serve immediately For the vanilla simple syrup combine 1 cup water with 1 cups sugar in a sauce pan and bring to a simmer stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

Bring to a boil and boil for 5 min.

Let cool in pan. Add in 1 TBSP vanilla extract and then transfer to a resealable glass jar.

Chill completely until ready to use

Keeping Connected at Fort Campbell

by Tere Kangas American Red Cross Do you remember the 0400hrs formations, spit shining boots and pressing uniforms? What about the Formation runs, cleaning weapons after the range and the camaraderie of your brothers and sisters in arms?

You can rekindle that connection with Fort Campbell through volunteering with the Fort Campbell American Red Cross.

Many people believe that the American Red Cross is blood and disaster. Although that is a large part of the American Red Cross that is not the main purpose here at Fort Campbell.

Part of our mission statement is “…through its strong network of volunteers…we aspire to turn compassion into action so that all member of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed…”

Here at Fort Campbell American Red Cross we are Services to Armed Forces: we commit to never waver in our assistance to our military, active duty, veterans and their families. We strive to assist in preparing for, coping with, and responding to, the challenges of military service.

You can be a part of this mission through volunteering. Fort Campbell American Red Cross has many opportunities to volunteer in the community and continue to add to those opportunities.

Maybe a position at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital (BACH) will remind you of your days in the military. All hospital volunteers are Fort Campbell American Red Cross Volunteers. One opportunity at BACH is driving the golf cart for passenger transportation to all parking areas. This is a great position for anyone who enjoys being outside and providing comfort to those who need it. It is a great feeling to offer a ride to a Soldier who is on crutches, a pregnant woman on a hot day or someone who just had outpatient surgery.

If being outside is not what you enjoy doing, we have wonderful indoor positions as well. One indoor position would be working on a computer completing case work. If you enjoy talking to people and have basic computer skills this would be a great position for you.

You assist with case work to include emergency communication follow up and Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) calls.

You are the voice of reassurance and caring to military families.

If you miss being in charge of something big, take on a chair position. These positions require an investment of time because these positions are a leadership role in volunteering. There are currently more than a dozen chair opportunities.

Come by if you are interested and we will talk. No matter what your desire to be connected is, we either have an opportunity or will work with you to secure one. These are just a few of the opportunities to keep you connected through services to the armed forces at Fort Campbell American Red Cross.

The steps to become connected with Fort Campbell American Red Cross is easy: call 270-798-2171 or stop by 95 Michigan Avenue building 43, second floor Monday through Friday 0900-1600. Come reconnect with Fort Campbell through American Red Cross today!

Benefits of Injectables

by Dr. Mitchell Kaye We all recognize the appearance of an older face.

In fact, we are biologically designed to quickly scan a person’s face and body to look for clues for health, fitness and age. It is also not a secret that some people age “more gracefully” than others. So why do some people look better as they age than others, and how can we preserve or re-capture some of the beauty of our youth?

Several factors play into how the face looks with aging, part of the answer to this equation is simply due to luck and good genetics. Those who take care of their skin and body with protective measures are more likely to age gracefully.

Conversely, the long term negative effects of excessive, unprotected sun exposure, poor diet and exercise habits, tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption are all directly linked to accelerated facial aging. These are preventable to a large degree with proper education and effort.

However, we are all programmed genetically to lose fat in our faces as we age. One of the most recent changes in Cosmetic products and services has been the development of Facial Fillers and Injectables. With these products doctors are now able to replace facial tissue with commercially available fillers, such as Juvederm® XC, Juvederm® Voluma and Sculptra®.

Injectables and Fillers give the patient the option to look younger and, temporarily, erase excessive lines and wrinkles. The procedure is non-surgical, with little or no down-time, more focused, and can produce a dramatic result over the course of a couple of days.

Of course different Injectables and Fillers produce different results. For example, most people know that Botox® can smooth out surface lines and fine wrinkles. However, it does not add volume. Whereas, Juvederm Voluma®, adds volume and minimizes wrinkles.

As you age your doctor is more likely to recommend a combination of Injectables and Fillers to assure that your face looks young, full, and shows minimal wrinkles and lines.

Dr. Mitchell D. Kaye performs an array of cosmetic surgery services.

He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, and a member of both the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society of Cosmetic Breast Surgery.

11th Airborne Divison Monument The Screaming Eagles owe much of their history and tactics to the Angels.

These Angels aren’t celestial beings, but rather the 11th Airborne Division who were nicknamed the Angels and left an immense mark on the Fort Campbell community, physically and tactically.

The Angels are memorialized with a permanent likeness of their shoulder patch cemented in the lot adjacent to the Don F. Pratt Museum, with their red, white and blue patch accompanied by cement models of the parachutes and gliders they would use during operations.

“The 11th has quite a history not only because they lived here, but their history as the Air Assault (Test) Division kind of makes them the first unit that experimented with and used the Air Assault tactics that we use today,” said Post Historian John O’Brien, who quite literally wrote the book on the history of Fort Campbell. “So they’re pretty important to our history.”

The 11th was formed in Feb. 25, 1943, and were the only one of the five Airborne Divisions formed during World War II to be deployed to the Pacific, according to O’Brien. Organized at Camp McCall in North Carolina, the division served famed World War II General Douglas MacArthur, and to him, the 11th were his “secret weapon.”

“They served in New Guinea and the Philippines and General MacArthur who called them his ‘secret weapon’ used them in the Philippines in a variety of different ways,”

O’Brien said. “He gave them the honor of being the first live unit to enter Japan after the war, and they formed the honor guard for him in Yokohama, Japan, prior to the surrender ceremony on the USS Missouri.”

Following their participation in World War II, the 11th Airborne Division relocated in 1948 to the small and impermanent Camp Campbell which at the time had been used as a demobilization station for different units.

This of course would later be given the permanent “ Fort” designation, two years later in April 1950.

Having been the first unit to inhabit the now permanent installation, the 11th had the naming rights for many of the post’s attributes like Angels Road, which every Soldier takes when venturing to the training area.

The 11th Airborne Division’s stay in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was short compared to the 101st, but had it not been for this relatively short-lived division, the base would likely not be sitting on the Bluegrass and Volunteer state’s border. “This place wasn’t supposed to survive. This place was supposed to be closed down after World War II,” O’Brien said. “So when the transition was made from a Camp in World War II that should have gone away to a Fort, which designates permanency, the first residents here who developed family housing and schools and all of those sorts of things were the 11th Airborne Division Soldiers.”