5 Unforgettable Country Military Moments

Miranda Lambert's emotional moment with a soldier's sign sent us on a search for some more of country music's best military tributes.

Artists are overwhelmingly supportive of the troops, with dozens of planned tributes every year. These five moments were spontaneous decisions to honor one particular soldier, or his family.

Lambert gets an honorable mention on this list, because Toby Keith has two tear-jerking military moments. Lee Brice and Sunny Sweeney also make this list, as does Brantley Gilbert for truly touching one man's heart. It's a moment you really have to see to believe.

There are only five featured here, but you'll find another at almost every country concert you go to. Big & Rich are another act that continually mention the troops. Theirs is also as honest as apple pie, and like Lambert, they also get an honorable mention.

Watch this video and then check out more Unforgettable Country Moments videos. Miranda Lambert and Eric Church are spotlighted below, but you can find Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw and more at the Taste of Country YouTube page.

Billy Dukes is a Senior Editor and Executive Producer of Video Content at Taste of Country. He specializes in country music interviews, trend analysis and the Secret History of Country Music. Additionally, Billy covers Yellowstone, 1923 and related television shows through the Dutton Rules podcast. To date, he's written more than 13,000 articles for Taste of Country and produced over 3,000 videos for the Taste of Country YouTube channel.