FORT CAMPBELL, KY – Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s Military Retiree Health Fair will be held on Saturday, June 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Campbell’s Soldier Support Center.
Previously held in the fall, Retiree Appreciation Day now occurs in June and coincides with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Week of the Eagles. BACH joins more than 20 other agencies in supporting the day’s activities.
Retirees and retiree spouses registered in DEERS can receive shingles, flu and pneumococcal vaccinations and information about TRICARE, preventive medicine, wellness education, pharmaceutical, radiology, ophthalmology and optometry, nutrition, and physical or occupational therapy.
“Retirees are welcome to ask questions about the COVID vaccine, and we can assist them in setting up an appointment to receive the vaccine,” said Sgt. First Class Russel Akers, noncommissioned officer in charge of the BACH’s Retiree Health Fair. “We hope to help dispel any myths or concerns about the vaccine and look forward to assisting retirees who may have not received the vaccine with scheduling an appointment to receive it at Fort Campbell.”
The doors of the Soldier Support Center open at 8:30 a.m. with the ceremony starting at 10 a.m., June 19.