CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – There were long lines and a light rain, but that was fine because there were also hundreds of happy people on Wednesday at Operation Honor, assisting active-duty military personnel, veterans and their families.
Close to 40 volunteers handed out food, dry goods, toiletries, personal care items and toys for children to more than 717 military and veteran families during the drive-thru event.
Military and veteran families line up for food and other essentials during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteer directs traffic during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Food and other essentials ready to be handed out to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Food and other essentials ready to be handed out to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Toys from Toys For Tots to be handed out to children of military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Military and veteran families line up for food and other essentials during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Joe Maynard, one of the organizers of Operation Honor speaks to volunteers handing out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers gather before handing out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Military and veteran families line up for food and other essentials during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Military and veteran families line up for food and other essentials during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Military and veteran families line up for food and other essentials during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Q108 morning Air Personality Tom Dupree and Beaver Country 100.3 morning Air Personality Fletch, broadcast from the drive-thru event for military and veteran families at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers hand out food and other essentials to military and veteran families during the drive-thru event at Operation Honor, on Feb. 2, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
One of the organizers, Joe Maynard, said this time of year many military families “need a little help, just a little help with some food and other supplies,” Maynard said. Another event is being planned for later in the year.
The Maynard family, Joe and Cathi, and LifePoint Church were the presenting sponsors for the event, with ECHO Power Engineering and F&M Bank as contributing sponsors. Other supporting sponsors included Feed the Children, Tyson, and radio stations Beaver 100.3 and Q108.
Many of the volunteers were from partnering agencies, which included YAIPak Outreach, Operation Stand Down Tennessee, Montgomery County Veterans Coalition, Soldiers and Families Embraced, United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region, Toys for Tots, and AUSA Fort Campbell.