CLARKSVILLE, TN – Clarksville veteran Beverly McLaughlin and her service dog Lunkenhimer are to be honored for their dedication to country and community by the Veterans of Foreign Wars #StillServing campaign. The national Veterans of Foreign Wars #StillServing (vfw.org/stillserving) campaign recognizes veterans who continue to serve in their community after the military.
McLaughlin and Lunkenhimer are #StillServing at the Military Women’s Memorial where, as Tennessee state ambassador, McLaughlin encourages all women veterans to record their military stories so they are not forgotten. Additionally, she serves with Pi Mu Phi Military Sorority at local food pantries, trash pickups and toy drives and at Project Healing Waters’ fly-fishing program for wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
McLaughlin credits Lunkenhimer with enabling her to volunteer by easing her panic attacks and assisting with mobility. She says she is #StillServing because service was instilled in her since childhood.