Opry In The News: Trace Adkins to Join Opry Show Saluting U.S. Military

By Paige Cushman

The show that made country music famous is saluting the U.S. Military with a return of the red carpet parade and special Salute the Troops Opry performance on Tuesday, May 24. Opry members Trace Adkins and Craig Morgan, a U.S. Army Ranger veteran, are scheduled to perform as well as The War and Treaty – a husband and wife duo of two U.S. Army veterans.

Dennis Joyner, a combat-disabled veteran of the Vietnam War and board president of the Disabled Veterans’ Life Memorial Foundation, will be the Opry’s special guest announcer. Joyner, a life member of DAV (Disabled American Veterans) since 1970 and U.S. Army veteran, became a triple amputee after a land mine exploded while he was on patrol in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta in 1969. He has served in various public office positions throughout the years in his native Pennsylvania and later in Florida. In 1983, President Reagan named Joyner the nation’s Handicapped American of the Year and he was honored as DAV’s National Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year.

This year’s Opry Salute the Troops will be filmed to air as a special Opry Live on Memorial Day weekend on Circle Network, Circle All Access Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.  The show will air live on opry.com,  wsmonline.com, SiriusXM: Willie’s Roadhouse, and WSM Radio.

The Opry and its presenting sponsor Humana, partnering with DAV will invite men and women of the U.S. military and DAV members, as well as spouses, children, and parents of service members to walk the red carpet into the Opry House for the evening’s show, dedicated to saluting the troops and their families for their service to the nation. The public is invited to cheer on the honored red carpet parade guests before the 7 p.m. show.

Upcoming Opry and Opry Country Classics shows include performances from Lauren Alaina, Del McCoury Band, The Isaacs, Lorrie Morgan, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Maggie Rose,  Jeannie Seely, Elvie Shane, Rhonda Vincent, Charlie Worsham and more. Get tickets for 2022 Opry performances here.