FORT CAMPBELL, KY (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Gabriel Field at Fort Campbell, a memorial park for 5th Special Forces Group soldiers, got some beautification help from close to 80 volunteers on May 11 and 12.

They were led by Lowes stores in the Clarksville and Nashville area, Chapter 38 of the Special Forces Association, and active-duty soldiers and veterans.

Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteer works at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
I-beams from the World Trade Center at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell with the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), on May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteer works at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteer works at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteer works at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteer works at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A volunteers works at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A donated bench from Lowes on Gabriel Field at Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
The base of one of the memorial trees and a plaque honoring a 5th Special Forces Group fallen hero at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell, on May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Paul Richardson, Paul Jones, Nathan Clark, Doug Graves, $ Corey Mayo, volunteering at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day Ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A donated bench from Lowes at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, on May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
A monument at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell at the memorial site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), on May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)
Volunteers work at Gabriel Field on Fort Campbell to spruce up the site for the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and their upcoming Memorial Day ceremony, May 12, 2022 (Lee Erwin)

Gabriel Field is a parade ground surrounded by trees, with each tree representing a 5th Group soldier who has died in combat. A bronze plaque at the base of each tree is inscribed with the name, date and place of death.

Joel Pruitt, president of Chapter 38 of the Special Forces Association, said the association is dedicated to taking care of 5th Group soldiers and their families, and they were proud to help.

The support and donations of area Lowes stores has been amazing, said Doug Graves, Lowes district manager of North Nashville.

“They have a big event coming up on Memorial Day, and we want to make it right for all of the families of the lost soldiers,” Graves said.