Evans County woman organizes Military Appreciation Day

Claxton event scheduled for Saturday to benefit disabled veterans who need service dogs

Sgt. Douglas "Hamilton" Kinard Jr. and his wife, Britnee, pose with his service dog, Gunner. Because of her struggles to get help and benefits for her disabled veteran husband, Britnee Kinard started the nonprofit organization, the SD Gunner Fund, to assist families in need of service dogs. - photo by Special to the Herald

Kinards and Gunner W — Sgt. Douglas "Hamilton" Kinard Jr. and his wife, Britnee, pose with his service dog, Gunner. Because of her struggles to get help and benefits for her disabled veteran husband, Britnee Kinard started the nonprofit organization, the SD Gunner Fund, to assist families in need of service dogs. - photo by Special to the Herald

The SD Gunner Fund - with assistance from Evans County Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7357, Pilot Club of Evans County and American Legion Post 60 Evans County - is hosting the first Military Appreciation Day and Information Fair on Saturday The free event, which is open to the public, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Evans County Wildlife Club, 4 N. Duval St. in Claxton. It features games, demonstrations, music and refreshment and is designed to show appreciation to military men and women and their families. Event organizer Britnee Kinard has a special reason for supporting the military: her husband, Hamilton, who joined the military in 1989, following in the footsteps of his father and both grandfathers.

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