Blackhawk Update! Climb Aboard! Bring the Kids!

Bring the whole family to see this great flying machine! CW2 Virgil Hill Flight Operations, AASF lives in New Market and is the pilot for the flight bring in the Army National Guard's UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter. You are invited to take a look inside and talk to the pilot and crew. The Blackhawk will be in place after 10 a.m. on Wednesday August 27th.

WE LOVE OUR VETERANS

We are your local Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) Addiction Therapists/representatives, and we are proud to be a part of the Veterans Day Celebration at the 2008 Shenandoah County Fair. We are coming upon our second year out in the communities of Stephens City and Harrisonburg and our first year at the fair. We want you to know that we "LOVE OUR VETERANS" and we are here to serve you as you have served us. We are a dedicated team of former veterans who understand your experiences and your needs. We are going to celebrate on August 27, 2008 all that you mean to us and to our country. We look forward to meeting you there. Ya'll come out now, ya hear!!

Contributed by Lillian Turner-Paige, LPC, LMFT

United States Army Veteran

Martinsburg VA Medical Center

Martinsburg, WV

HOMEWARD BOUND

The USS Trathen DD530 heads for home in June 1953 after completing her tour of duty in Korean waters. She proudly provided shore bombardment along the North Korean coast with TF-95 and with other destroyers screening the aircraft carriers of TF-77.

Share your experiences in the Veterans tent 27 August with the local veterans who will be displaying their memorabilia there.

Contributed by Ron Keller

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. '08 National Guard #88 Impala, 1:24

B Company 3/116th Infantry Battalion will be raffling off a genuine 1:24 scale Hendrick Motorsports #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. die-cast NASCAR ($69.99 value on Nascar.com). Tickets go on sale Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the Shenandoah County Fair and drawing will be Friday, August 29, 2008 at 5:00 PM at the National Guard exhibit. Ticket prices: $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5

Tug of War Challenge

Are you up to it? A round with local veterans, school teams, celebs, and just plain folks willing to have a good time and promote the use of the Army National Guard's Goal-to-Go 35 foot long inflatable tug of war. Scroll down the page to see the picture.

SSGT. Mike Weekley, Shenandoah County Fair Manager Marcy McCann, 4-H and FFA members will be taking on all comers during the week of the fair. Drop by the Infield to try your hand at this safe and enjoyable family entertainment location right across from NASCAR #88. If you'd like to challenge a friend or rival during the week, let us know at shenfair@shentel.net and we'll add you to the online schedule.

Any Army vs. Navy out there? Tug of War Challenge

Mustangs and Legends

Watch this to the end! Pretty impressive all the way through.