On July 18th The Duo received the President’s Award for Excellence in the Arts for their emotional hit single “8th Of November” The veterans chose to honor Big & Rich after the duo scored a hit with 8th of November, a song inspired by a battle U.S.
JSpringfeild, Illinois, Big Kenny & John Rich were Honored At The Vietnam Veterans Of America’s National Convention.
President’s Award for Excellence in the Arts The song “ 8th of November” written by Big Kenny & John Rich tells the story of Operation Hump, a search and destroy operation, that was initiated on Novemduring the Vietnam War by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Ground breaking took place on 11 July 2008 and the Memorial was dedicated in the presence of more than 600 Sky Soldiers and friends on 1 June 2010. The design was approved and the location of the memorial was chosen to be at the National Infantry Museum at Ft. The 173rd Airborne Brigade National Memorial was in discussion for the past two decades. When legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd heard about the proposed event they joined forces with Big Kenny and John Rich. When we heard that they expected it to take 3 – 5 years of a capital fundraising campaign to build the memorial we decided we had to find a way to raise the money in one day. We’re just glad we are in a position to help these guys out,” Big Kenny. “These guys have put their lives on the line and over 1700 members of the 173rd have lost their lives serving this country.
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