Kid Rock Honors 17 USS Cole Dead in Memorial Day Tribute as Freedom 250 Tour Rolls On
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Updated · Fox News · May 25
Kid Rock Honors 17 USS Cole Dead in Memorial Day Tribute as Freedom 250 Tour Rolls On
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 25
Memorial Day brought a new tribute from Kid Rock, who thanked fallen U.S. troops and their families, saying Americans were remembering those "not with us today."
The singer tied that message to a long-running military focus he says began after the USS Cole bombing, when 17 sailors were killed and he donated proceeds from a Virginia show to their families.
Freedom 250 has made patriotism a central theme of his current tour, and Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said Rock also filmed Memorial Day and America 250 videos during a recent military visit in Washington.
That visit with War Secretary Pete Hegseth followed March backlash over Apache helicopters flying above Rock's Tennessee home, a flap that triggered an Army probe before Hegseth lifted the pilots' suspension.
How does celebrity use of military assets for filming impact the armed forces' mission and public image?
What precedent does halting a military probe set for accountability and the chain of command?