(He performs for you... THURSDAY!)
CMA "Horizon Award" Nominee, Rodney Atkins, helped bring a little bit of home to the troops on Saturday night. The "Watching You" singer appeared via Satellite for the Freedom Calls Foundation's "Appreciation for the Troops Rally" during sound check for his show in Northern Virginia. Atkins performed his hit song "If You're Going Through Hell" acoustically and sent a personal message of thanks to the troops. The rally took place at Voice of America Park in Cincinnati and was also broadcast live to thousands of soldiers in Iraq.
Rodney was so thrilled for the opportunity to perform for the troops that he asked if he could do it again that night during his live set. The entertainer then gave the men and women of our armed forces a special treat by performing all of his hits during his high-energy show.
"It was a lot of fun - knowing that I get to sing about camo pants and cowboy boots to the guys who really know what that's all about! It makes it even more intense and drives the point home yet again how blessed I am by who those soldiers are and what they are doing." Atkins said.
The Platinum-selling hit-maker added about the Freedom Calls Foundation, "I'm so proud to be part of an organization that keeps the soldiers part of what's happening at home while they are defending our country in places around the world."
Atkins won the Academy of Country Music Award for "Best New Male Vocalist" last May and is nominated for the Country Music Association's "Horizon Award" this November. He is currently on the road with Brad Paisley on the "Bonfires and Amplifiers" tour presented by Hershey.