Nashville, Tenn. (October 27, 2026) — Country music hitmaker and Army Reserve soldier Craig Morgan had the honor of performing the National Anthem on Sunday, October 25 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium as the Tennessee Titans faced the Cleveland Browns. He performed the anthem as part of the NFL’s Salute To Service initiative and ongoing commitment to honor, empower, and connect with U.S. service members, veterans, and their families. The special game included a surprise on field moment as Craig helped honor American hero and U.S. Army combat veteran, Marcus Hollis, who was injured while serving our nation. He joined as the Titans and Permobil presented Hollis with a custom wheelchair.
Prior to becoming a country music star and TV sensation, Craig spent seventeen years serving our country in the Army and Army Reserve and in 2023 enlisted again in the Army Reserve, continuing his record of military service. During America’s 250th birthday year, Craig will release My Country, a musical celebration of our great nation as well as the genre that speaks to the soul of its people. Available on November 6 ahead of Veterans Day, Craig’s upcoming 11-song album — My Country (BBR Music Group / BMG Nashville) — displays his unwavering patriotism for the Stars and Stripes with songs like “Long May You Wave” and honors his late friend, Toby Keith, with a passionate and personal cover of “American Soldier.”
Craig, who currently serves in the Army Reserve, continues to give back to our military veterans. Prior to his headlining show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, November 7, the Grand Ole Opry member will host Craig Morgan’s Veterans Day 5K, supported by Humana, that morning at the Grand Ole Opry House. Registration is open now at veteransday5k.com and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Opry Trust Fund, Operation Finally Home, the USO and the Dickson County Craig Morgan Foundation.
About Craig Morgan: Singer, author (God, Family, Country), TV/Film star (The Pirate King, Beyond The Edge, The Ballad of Davy Crockett, Craig’s World, After The Storm, Morgan Family Strong, All Access Outdoors, Rizzoli & Isles, Army Wives), and soldier Craig Morgan is best known as a country music hitmaker who has amassed more than 2.5 billion career streams and charted over 25 songs on Billboard. With signature hits including “Redneck Yacht Club,” “Almost Home,” “International Harvester,” “Soldier,” “That’s What I Love About Sunday,” and his faith-filled tribute, “The Father, My Son, and the Holy Ghost,” the multi-faceted entertainer’s music has formed the soundtrack to our lives for over two decades. He received one of country music’s highest honors when he was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2008.
Prior to becoming a country music star and TV sensation, Craig spent seventeen years serving our country in the Army and Army Reserve and in 2023 enlisted again in the Army Reserve, continuing his record of military service. He remains committed to supporting active duty and veteran members of our military through work with Operation Finally Home, and the USO. Craig’s 24 years of partnership with the USO has included 12 overseas tours, most recently to the Middle East, and has visited 56 bases in 18 countries, entertaining nearly 55k troops around the world. 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.
During America’s 250th birthday year, Craig will release My Country (BBR Music Group/BMG Nashville), a musical celebration of our great nation as well as the genre that speaks to the soul of its people. Available November 6 ahead of Veterans Day, Morgan’s 11-song album displays his unwavering patriotism for the stars and stripes with songs like “Long May You Wave” and honors his friend, the late Toby Keith, with a passionate and personal cover of “American Soldier” along with new titles “I’m Country Music” and “The Will.”
His emotional and inspiring memoir – God, Family, Country – is available now. In the book, Craig details all aspects from his inspiring life, revealing never-before-heard stories including the impetus behind his recent enlistment in the Army Reserve, how he worked alongside the CIA as a soldier in Panama, fought sex traffickers as an undercover agent in Thailand, forged his own path to country music stardom, and lives his life by the deepest values: God, family, country.
Learn more at craigmorgan.com and engage with Craig on socials HERE.
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