By Fort Campbell Public Affairs
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Fort Campbell residents and members of the surrounding communities are invited to show their support Sept. 19 for wounded, injured and ill Soldiers as they participate in the Bluegrass Rendezvous Bike Ride, a therapeutic and challenging ride.
The Fort Campbell group will consist of WTB Soldiers, cadre and staff and their support team. They will meet a group of Fort Knox Soldiers and their support staff at Fort Knox Sept. 18 and ride the first 97 miles to Bowling Green, Ky. After an overnight stay, the group of riders will bike the remaining 67 miles Sept. 19 to Fort Campbell. Fort Campbell Garrison leadership, WTB staff and Soldiers, as well as the 101st Airborne Division Band, will welcome the returning riders with a finish line celebration.
Members of the communities surrounding Fort Campbell are invited to line the last portion of the route and show support for the Soldiers.
The riders plan to arrive at Fort Campbell’s Gate 4 at 1:30 p.m. The Fort Campbell community is encouraged to show their support along the Fort Campbell portion of the ride on the following streets: LEFT onto Screaming Eagle Blvd (Gate 4), RIGHT onto Bastogne Ave., LEFT onto 35th St. [Reed Ave], LEFT onto Indiana Ave., RIGHT onto 28rd St., LEFT onto Tennessee Ave, then LEFT on 19th St. leading into the Fort Campbell WTB complex. The Don F. Pratt Museum parking area at 5402 Tennessee Ave. is a great location for Fort Campbell community supporters to congregate to support the riders.
The course has been dubbed Route Scruggs after the late Earl Scruggs, the “best bluegrass banjo picker” according to event coordinators at Fort Campbell. Riders from both Army posts have been training with their respective WTB ARP to ensure they are prepared to take on the physical and mental challenges of a 164-mile bike ride.