Governor Bill Haslam to Offer Remarks at Montgomery County Tennessee State Veterans Home Groundbreaking Event

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder will break ground on the future Montgomery County State Veterans Home site in Clarksville.  They will be joined by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Speaker Pro Tem Curtis  Johnson (R-Clarksville), Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, Tennessee State Veterans Homes Director Ed Harries and Tennessee State Veterans Home Board Chairperson Mary Ross on Friday, May 17 at 1:45 p.m. on Arrowood and S. Jordan Drive.

WHO:              Governor Bill Haslam, TDVA Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Speaker Pro Tem Curtis Johnson, Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, Montgomery County Mayor Carolyn Bowers, Tennessee State Veterans Homes Director Ed Harries, Tennessee State Veterans Home Board Chairperson Mary Ross

WHAT:           Montgomery County Tennessee State Veterans Home Groundbreaking

                        WHEN:           Friday, May 17, 1:45 p.m. (CDT)

WHERE:         Corner of Arrowood and S. Jordan Drive, behind the Walmart on 1680 Fort Campbell Boulevard, Clarksville.

                        Attendees can park in the far right hand corner of the Walmart parking lot, closest to Arrowood Drive, for shuttle service offered by the City of Clarksville.

For information on the Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs visit www.tn.gov/veteran, facebook/myTDVA or twitter @TNDVA.

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