SHORT TAKES : Wynette to Give Free Concert

Country star Tammy Wynette will perform a free Christmas concert Dec. 19 for soldiers, reservists and family members at Ft. Campbell.

“This is her special tribute to the soldiers and family members of Operation Desert Shield,” post spokesman Bill Harralson said Thursday.

The 101st Airborne Division, about 19,000 soldiers, began deploying to Saudi Arabia in August. About 3,500 soldiers remain at the post, and some reservists also are stationed there.

The concert, organized by CBS Records, will probably include other entertainers to be announced later, Harralson said.

Wynette is best known for her 1960s hits “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” and “Stand By Your Man.”