KPAC Salute to Veterans Program

• FREE TO ALL
• Doors open at 5:30 PM

Join us at the Krider Performing Arts Center in Paris, Tennessee on Tuesday, November 11 at 6:30 PM for our 2025 Salute to Veterans.  Our annual celebration will feature our 2025 Veteran Honoree, CPT. Robert E. Gardner DVM, U.S. Army, Retired. Gardner began his military career in 1963 and served as a recon and FAC pilot in Vietnam. He later served seven years in the Mississippi National Guard.  His awards include Army Aviator Badge, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Bronze Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation, and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. Additionally, Gardner has served the community as a veterinarian for many years.

We ask Veterans to stop by the KPAC Lobby before entering to have your pictures made.

Featured entertainment will include patriotic selections from the Paris-Henry County Community Concert Band under the direction of R. Michael Holden.  Tell your friends, family, and especially reach out to the Veterans in your life!