FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Fort Campbell’s Week of the Eagles kicked off Friday on post as the 101st Airborne Division celebrated 80 years of service to the nation with the theme “80 years of getting it done with the 101.”

The annual Boot Display ceremony at Division Headquarters had more than 7,500 boots this year, one to honor each service member who has died in the line of duty since 9/11. The display included over 700 boots representing Fort Campbell soldiers, 500 of those from the 101st.

Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Colonel Bernard Harrington speaking at the Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)
A bugler sound taps at the Week of the Eagles Boot Display Ceremony honoring 101st fallen heroes at Fort Campbell, on May 20, 2022. (Lee Erwin)

Each boot was adorned with two tags. One tag is a photo of the fallen service member, and the other lists the soldier’s name, rank, date and location of death.

“The boots before you are the physical manifestation of the price our nation paid to safeguard our national security and the freedoms we all cherish,” said Col. Bernard Harrington, deputy commanding officer for support at Fort Campbell.

Congressman Mark Green attended the Boot Display Ceremony and Week of the Eagles.

“It’s a celebration of the individuals that make up the 101st Airborne Division, and each of their incredible sacrifices for the country. We come out here and we watch the displays and we see the troops marching, it just makes us all feel good to be Americans,” Green said.

Week of the Eagles continues through May 26, and more information can be found at home.army.mil/campbell/index.php/week-of-the-eagles.