Carrie Underwood was asked to perform on the Academy of Country Music's "All-Star Salute To The Troops" show. In turn, Underwood was so excited to do something to honor our troops that she wrote a song specifically for the show. Carrie sang the song "Keep Us Safe" and then made it available for download with all the proceeds benefiting the ACM's "Lifting Lives" charit
Steve Azar's "Soldier Song" is emotional enough if you ask me. However, when you listen to the lyrics and watch the images in this video it makes for a tearful experience. When I watched this video for the first time, I was blown away to learn the the images were taken by the actual soldiers and/or their families. Check it out.
Abilene is home to quite a few extraordinary men and women, many of whom serve (or have served) in the military and also those who are local first responders (police, firefighters, EMS). Townsquare Media is honored to be a part of this great community and would like to thank those who put their lives on the line each and every day.
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Few things get people as choked up as military reunions, and this one is no different. One look at this video, and you'll realize that all the little things we worry about on a daily basis really aren't worth the stress.
When you're in a military family, you spend many days and nights without loved ones because of deployment. Well, Master Sergeant Joseph Martel returned home from deployment, a month earlier than his son thought he was coming home.
To make a long story short, Martel was able to dress up as an opposing player on the team his son was playing in football. Midway through the game, the refs called playe
A 10-year-old north Texas girl named Jordyn Self accidentally found her Christmas present recently, which is a collectible American Girl doll called 'Saige.' What she decided to do with it is pretty incredible for a young kid.
The ABC 'hidden camera' show called "What Would You Do?" has covered a variety of sensitive topics before. In this video, they took their cameras to a deli where a young man made nasty remarks about a Muslim worker. The Muslim and 'racist' were actors, but everyone else wasn't. What you'll witness when watching this video will definitely make you proud to be an American.
Secretary of State John Kerry described how the government in Syria, led by President Bashar al-Assad, used chemical weapons in an attack on its own citizens, killing 1,429 people, including 426 children. Kerry suggested that the United States must respond, or take the chance that other dictators might act similarly.
Tim McGraw recently surprised a group of active duty and retired U.S. Veterans at an Outback Steakhouse in Chicago over the recent Memorial Day weekend. This isn't the first time either, during the Thanksgiving Holiday of 2012 the Grammy award winner Tim McGraw dined with our nations veterans at the Nashville TN. steakhouse.
It's nice to know not everyone just gets bills and postcards from embarrassing radio stations for their former roommates. Sometimes people get the surprise of a lifetime.