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Country Star Shares Terrifying Moment Playing The Troops
Country Star Shares Terrifying Moment Playing The Troops
We had the pleasure of spending a good amount of time with Rodney Atkins, a true-blue country music star on Wednesday night just moment before he took the stage at our Jingle Jam show in Troy.  While discussing playing and performing for our troops in Afghanistan, Atkins talked about a terrifying moment that he'll never forget. And after hearing him tell it, you won't either.
Sending Care Packages To The Troops
Sending Care Packages To The Troops
As the holidays approach, and Veteran's Day is celebrated, I can't help but think about all the the men and women that are serving our country and away from their families. We are trying to do our part to help them feel love from home.
Some Awesome People in Glenmont Sent 200,000 Care Packages to Troops
Some Awesome People in Glenmont Sent 200,000 Care Packages to Troops
You may have hung up your Christmas lights this weekend, you might have trimmed the tree, like we did, or you might have finished your turkey up while watching Hallmark movies!  All great Thanksgiving weekend options... but some really amazing people in Glenmont spent their Saturday sending care packages to our troops overseas...
Lansingburgh Memorial Day Parade
Lansingburgh Memorial Day Parade
I wanted to teach my children the meaning of Memorial Day in a way that they could understand.  It's hard to wrap your head around war and death at 3.  So, my husband and I took the kids to the Lansingburgh Veterans Memorial Day Parade...
Brad in Afghanistan
Brad in Afghanistan
Taste of Country Music Festival headliner and overall good guy Brad Paisley went way out of his way to honor the troops over Memorial Day weekend.  He flew to Afghanistan for a surprise visit to Bagram Air Base where he played an hour-long acoustic set for about 3,000 U.S. troops!