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Mar 16, 2023

The combat veterans behind ‘War Hippies’ are changing the face of country music

War Hippies frontmen, Donnie Reis and Scott “Scooter” Brown, are tearing up country music. And they both credit their time…

BYJessica Manfre

Mar 16, 2023

BYJessica Manfre

Oct 10, 2022

Country music star Michael Ray ‘Inside the Base’ of West Point

Circle Network launched its newest docuseries, Inside the Base, on October 1, 2022 with the premier episode featuring country singer…

BYJessica Manfre

Oct 10, 2022

BYMiguel Ortiz

Nov 23, 2021

Josh Turner’s holiday music video featuring Wounded Warriors salutes military sacrifice

The holidays can be a tough time for those separated from their loved ones. For service members, spending the holiday…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Nov 23, 2021

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 3, 2021

This Marine, country music legend made an epic beer run on a riding lawn mower

Before George Jones made it big in country music with his 1959 hit, “White Lightning,” the Hank Williams-obsessed twentysomething was a United States Marine. Six years later, he was recording a song written by the Big Bopper and writing songs that…

BYTeam Mighty

Sep 3, 2021

BYJessica Manfre

Apr 16, 2021

Country music star Brantley Gilbert partners with Operation Teammate for military kids

On April 10, 2021, Brantley Gilbert took time away from preparing for the Academy of Country Music Awards to be…

BYJessica Manfre

Apr 16, 2021

BYLogan Nye

Jan 26, 2022

This former paratrooper is now a country music megastar

Craig Morgan Greer is a former fire support specialist who served in the U.S. Army’s 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions before becoming a country music star with seven so…

BYLogan Nye

Jan 26, 2022

BYJessica Manfre

Nov 11, 2020

Country music star Chris Young is asking for your help this Veterans Day

USAA is stepping forward to honor the nation’s nearly 18 million veterans with its #HonorThroughAction challenge. Country music star Chris…

BYJessica Manfre

Nov 11, 2020

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jul 9, 2020

Country music legend and military supporter, Charlie Daniels, passes away at 83

On the morning of July 6, 2020, Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Charlie Daniels died at the age of 83 after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke. Aside from his own band, Daniels played with other music legends like Lynyrd Skynyrd an…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Jul 9, 2020

BYMiguel Ortiz

Dec 29, 2022

This Ranger fought in Mogadishu before becoming a country music star

On October 3, 1993, Task Force Ranger conducted a raid in the Black Sea neighborhood of Mogadishu, Somalia to capture high-ranking lieutenants of the Aidid militia. The task force was an all-star special operations team composed of elements from the…

BYMiguel Ortiz

Dec 29, 2022

BYJoslin Joseph

May 21, 2020

Army veteran Craig Morgan releases new album, includes a song he wrote with 2 Army Rangers before deployment

Country music star and Army veteran Craig Morgan is releasing his newest album — God, Family, Country on May 22. “God, Family, Country” pays tribute to his past and his future both in the music industry and in his amazing life story. He w…

BYJoslin Joseph

May 21, 2020

BYSandboxx

May 19, 2020

The ultimate list of military song playlists

For many people, music is a form of therapy. A song can help you get through tough times, great times, or just get you through the day. So we’ve put together the ultimate list of music playlists that are perfect for those in the military. Whether y…

BYSandboxx

May 19, 2020