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    Country star honored for charitable works

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On this Memorial Day we're not only honoring the military heroes who gave their lives were honoring -- hometown heroes to the folks who.

Step up and help the families of fallen true.

Today the folds of honor foundation will host its third annual patriot -- It pairs -- -- and celebrities with military members to raise money for scholarships joining us live from Tulsa.

So Oklahoma Dan -- the founder folds of honor foundation Nathaniel Mac a scholarship recipient.

His mother -- Norman and a very special celebrity guest for today's event country music star Vince get them all welcome to the show guys nice to see you again.

Major Dan tell us what's going on down -- this hour.

Well it's Memorial Day and it's a -- great reverence in our country and it's day we celebrate.

The men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice and we're blessed to have -- great group of our families here and and celebrities to.

To put the meaning back in two to Memorial Day.

Vince -- one of the great country music stars.

Anywhere from Norman Oklahoma how humbled -- hear the sacrifice that that our troops make and that their families make as well people like.

The Max sitting next to you.

It's it's very.

You don't really have words for it because thank you just isn't enough and that's that's a big reason I come and I've made friends with Danny down there and and I love his mission I love his heart.

And I mean these people -- love these people that Daniel as one of the greatest kids I've ever met in my life and so I like to say thank you more than anything -- him.

What about the Mac -- what does this mean to you what does today mean do you in this organization.

-- -- Well it just to have an opportunity for.

Organizations like folds of honor to help us then innate ability to go to not -- college but also.

His private school they.

Subsidizes private school tuition and without the support of then they then you would not be able to attend his school and so.

Today means a lot more than says.

Golf tournament -- means.

We are taken an opportunity to honor people like -- famous father who was killed in action.

And those who were wounded as well and remember in our troops as they come home.

And -- you are amazing man you you lose your dad.

And you turn this into something that you can use to help other kids and that is amazing for young man who went through so much.

What is your message to other kids that are going through this type of loss.

-- -- -- -- Always know who your friends because without my friends I wouldn't have -- today probably be that came -- court and who wouldn't want to talk to anybody.

But people are -- even here they've all helped me get -- game you know grow as a man to becomes Amanda my father were warming could be.

I know he'd be very proud of you today.

And events I have to tell you this past weekend -- -- with some mild high school friends.

And -- about we're talking about some memorabilia that we had -- I wonder what ever happened at apple -- Vince -- poster that I have on the back of my bedroom door.

Madly in love with you her name's Cindy if it teller her mom can find it she needs to -- -- -- it got.

Good just give me -- number would be a.

-- -- this particular one of those.

That -- yeah.

And that it may have been to get our -- and -- you know she's still -- academy in.

Florida and yeah.

Is going to be taking the road for a dozen bluegrass shows starting June 13 more from the patriot cut down there in Tulsa Oklahoma thanks guys really pleasure having you here on this Memorial Day for more on how you can help.

Go to folds of honor dot org that's how you can help donate some money to help.

The families of the fallen soldiers is such an important organization thanks again to us to Nate to Don the major Dan -- Vince -- of great stuff they're doing out there and a loss of.

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