Soldiers and civilians of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and Fort Campbell will be hosting several events in celebration of the 2019 Week of the Eagles, May 17-23. Fort Campbell officials say this year’s Week of the Eagles celebration also will include Military Survivor Appreciation Week and Retiree Appreciation Day.
The week kicks-off Friday afternoon with the Military Survivor Appreciation that includes a ground display of more than 7,600 boots lined on the division headquarters lawn, in memory of fallen service members from September 11, 2001, to present.
Screaming Eagle Super Saturday starts off with the Run for the Fallen at 7:30 which is a non-competitive memorial run. The day also includes a Retiree Appreciation Day opening ceremony, the Sabalauski Air Assault School in which will conduct an “explosive” air assault demonstration for Screaming Eagle fans of all ages. Then Saturday night at 6:00, Jake Owens headlines the Week of the Eagles concert at the division parade field with opening acts Terra Bella and Eric Paslay.
May 20:
* 6:30 a.m. -Division Run. Thousands of Screaming Eagle Soldiers will start their week off by running and calling cadence, while Families, supporters, and Veterans cheer from the sidelines!
* 4 p.m. – Honor Eagle ceremony, as the division says farewell to our deputy commanding generals, Brig. Gen. K. Todd Royar and Brig. Gen. John Brennan.
May 21:
* 10 a.m. – Gander Memorial Decommissioning Ceremony. Final ceremony at the current site before we unveil a new living memorial this winter to honor the 256 souls, primarily with the 502nd Infantry Regiment, lost in a 1985 airplane crash in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada.
May 22:
* 4 p.m. – Memorial Day Ceremony and honors to military survivors.
* 6 p.m. – Combatives (mixed martial arts) championship. Watch Fort Campbell’s top fighters face off in the ring.
May 23
* 9:30 a.m. – Division Review, to include an honorary Veterans Formation and Week of the Eagles award ceremony.
