To mark Veterans Day (which falls on 11-11-11 this year), let’s salute five of our favorites

To mark Veterans Day (which falls on 11-11-11 this year), let’s salute five of our favorites TV servicemen, who not only served our country, but made us laugh as well:

v Sgt. Ernie Bilko (“The Phil Silvers Show,” 1955-59): Silvers’ bald, bespectacled sarge bamboozled his fellow GIs at Camp Baxter, bringing an oversized Borscht Belt sensibility to that Kansas outpost.

v Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale (“McHale’s Navy,” 1962-66): Ernest Borgnine’s fun-loving, rule-bending character was essentially Sgt. Bilko on a World War II PT boat.

v Pvt. Gomer Pyle (“Gomer Pyle, USMC,” 1964-70): Jim Nabors’ cornpone Marine was transported from the streets of Mayberry to Camp Henderson, where he proceeded to make life miserable for Sgt. Carter (Frank Sutton).

v Cpl. Maxwell Klinger (“M*A*S*H,” 1972-83): Jamie Farr’s misfit orderly was TV’s funniest cross-dresser since Uncle Miltie.

v CPO Otto Sharkey (“CPO Sharkey,” 1976-78): Don Rickles as a Navy lifer? Aye aye, you hockey puck.

“the 45th annual cma awards” (8 p.m., abc): Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood are back to host “The 45th Annual CMA Awards.” Scheduled performers include Jason Aldean, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and the Band Perry.

“american horror story” (10 p.m., fx): “American Horror Story” continues to scare the heck out of us. But we’re not backing off until we get the full lowdown on that guy in the rubber suit.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

‘A Joyful Noise’ concert at church

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Protestant Family Service will present “A Joyful Noise Concert” on Sunday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 118 Stadium Drive. Refreshments will be at 3 p.m. with the concert 4 p.m. A free-will offering will benefit the sponsor.

Fundraiser planned for free health clinic

YOUNGSTOWN

The Lemon Grove Caf , 122 W. Federal St., will host a fundraiser for the Midlothian Free Health Clinic from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature live music by Jim Dudash and Bill Griffith of Tribe of Two and dance performances by Brandon Martin. Brunch is included.

Tickets are $15 at the door. For reservations send an email to: romi@lemongrovecafe.com. The clinic is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free primary health care to the uninsured living in the Youngstown area.

Model railroad club to have open house

Sebring

The Sebring Model Railroad Club will sponsor its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and again on Nov. 19 and 20. Admission is $3.

The layout includes an 8-foot high mountain, numerous tunnels and bridges and detailed scenery, with sound-equipped trains.

The HO scale railroad, the Ohio and Western Allegheny, is located inside a former Pennsylvania Railroad station at 216 E. Pennsylvania Ave. The layout is one of the largest in Northeast Ohio.