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Country stars who served their country
These country music singers sing and they serve.
- It's hard to believe that Craig Morgan is old enough to have served nearly two decades in the military and another 10 years as a successful country artist. The "International Harvester" singer might also want to consider a career as a firefighter. In 2011, he saved two children from a home fire in Tennessee. Is there anything Morgan can't do?read moreReutersShare
- If George Strait hadn't enlisted in the Army, he might not have become a country music singer. Right after he and his high school sweetheart eloped after graduation, he joined the service. It was in the military that Strait learned how to perform in the U.S. Army-sponsored band "Rambling Country."read moreReutersShare
- The military is also where Johnny Cash began his singing career. He enlisted in the Air Force at the same time as fellow singer Willie Nelson, in 1950. Cash became a Morse Code Intercept Operator for Soviet Army transmissions in Landsberg, Germany. It was there that he created his first band called "The Landsberg Barbarians" and the rest is country music history.read moreAPShare
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These country music singers sing and they serve.
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