Craig Morgan Concert Offers Holiday ‘Toast to the Troops’

Singer and former U.S. Army paratrooper Craig Morgan is set to play the Jack Daniel's/USO Toast to the Troops concert, December 10 at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. The event is designed to especially honor military spouses and volunteers who participate in "stuffing parties" to assemble more than 150,000 care packages for servicemen and women. Besides the scheduled 3:30 PM (ET) concert, the volunteers will also be treated to a "thank-you" barbecue.

This is just the latest way Craig, a 10-year Army veteran, has given back to the troops. His performances for the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have made such an impact that the entertainer has received a USO Merit Award for his efforts.

"It has been an honor and privilege for me to perform for our military service members and their families, and the Toast to the Troops program is one way of letting them know how much we love, respect and appreciate everything they do for us," says Craig. "Their sacrifices, both abroad and on the home front, cannot be measured, and we all owe them a tremendous debt of gratitude."

Craig says that although singing isn't often thought of as an important profession, he's gratified by the pure joy such entertainment can bring to many people's lives.