WATE 6 On Your Side is proud to once again partner with Operation Honor Guard for the annual donation drive. The fundraiser is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, December 3. You can also donate right now, online at WATE.com!

The Tri-County Honor Guard will be at the Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home at 1106 TN Route 33 in South New Tazewell on Tuesday December 3 from 10 am to 5 pm accepting your donations as part of Operation Honor Guard. Members of this all-volunteer group proudly serve at the gravesite of Veterans, whether in a local cemetery or in Knoxville at the East TN State Veterans Cemetery.

All Honor Guard members are volunteers. The six East Tennessee Honor Guard units supported by Operation Honor Guard serve at more than 300 military funerals yearly. According to Operation Honor Guard, it costs around $125 to dispatch and serve at each funeral. This cost doesn’t account for uniforms and boots which can run as much as $800 for each member.

WATE staff will be joining Honor Guard members throughout East Tennessee to help raise funds to support them. Won’t you please stop by the Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home on Tuesday December 3 between the hours of 10 am and 5 pm? No donation is too small and every donation is very appreciated. Support the Tri-County Honor Guard and WATE-TV’s annual Operation Honor Guard drive.