Chris Young Will Share a ‘Piece of Home’ With Troops in Iraq
Chris Young is packed and ready to travel overseas to perform for the U.S. servicemen and women stationed in Iraq. The 'Tomorrow' singer is taking along several folks on the trek, which they've dubbed the Piece of Home tour.
"I've been to Iraq before. The last time I went was a year-and-a-half ago with Craig Morgan, and it was acoustic," Chris tells The Boot. "The marked difference this time is that it's me and my band. I get to take the whole band over there. A bunch of them have never had the chance to go over there before. If you ask people, you never know what somebody's going to say if they want to do it or not. It was 100 percent consensus that they want to go. It'll be something special."
Chris will serve U.S. troops in both Iraq and Kuwait with as much music as they can handle from April 13 to April 17, performing five shows. The singer is sure of one thing -- it'll be a memorable experience for all involved. "Stars for Stripes is doing it, and it's going to be a lot of fun," says the singer. "Just knowing from the last time I went over there, that may be the only real entertainment some of those people get for a year or more, depending on where they are. It's a really, really humbling and gratifying experience to go over there to play. I'm excited for me, and I'm excited for my band."
In other news, the Tennessee native recently announced via Twitter that he'll be an uncle soon. His sister, Dot, who recently completed boot camp for the Marine Corps, is expectant mother.
When Chris returns from his Piece of Home tour, he's scheduled to perform a show in Bakersfield, Calif., on April 27. Check here for more information on Chris' tour dates.
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