PHOTO/VIDEO: Country Music Star and Army Reserve Soldier Craig Morgan Performs National Anthem Alongside 313th U.S. Army Band at Talladega Superspeedway
Photo caption: Craig Morgan performed the National Anthem alongside the 313th U.S. Army Band at Talladega Superspeedway | Credit Markita Daniel
Country music star and Army Reserve soldier Craig Morganperformed the National Anthem alongside the 313th U.S. Army Band at Talladega Superspeedway over the weekend before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Playoff race.
Prior to becoming a country music star, Morgan spent seventeen years serving our country in the Army and Army Reserve and enlisted again in 2023, continuing his military career as a Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve with the 313th U.S. Army Band.
Morgan remains an avid supporter of America’s military personnel and has made more than sixteen overseas trips to perform for our troops. He is a member of the U.S. Field Artillery Hall of Fame and recipient of the USO Merit Award. In 2018, he was awarded the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, one of the highest awards the Department of the Army can bestow upon a civilian, in recognition of his significant dedication to our military men and women around the world. He remains committed to supporting active duty and veteran members of our military through work with Operation Finally Home, the USO and more.
A multi-faceted entertainer, Morgan is one of country music’s best-loved artists, having amassed nearly 2.5 billion career streams and charted over 25 songs on Billboard, thrilling massive crowds with signature hits including “Bonfire,” “Almost Home,” “Redneck Yacht Club,” “International Harvester,” “This Ole Boy,” “Soldier,” and the multi-week No. 1, “That’s What I Love About Sunday.” In late 2023, Craig released his newest project, Enlisted, a six-song collection of reimagined hits and brand-new songs featuring collaborations with Trace Adkins, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Gary LeVox, Blake Shelton, and Lainey Wilson.