Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of attending Sean Hannity's Freedom Concert. This has been a tradition of mine since its inception in 2003, beginning in Six Flags Great Adventure. It started with the idea of raising money for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, a charity founded by Ollie North that gives scholarships to the children of soldiers (mostly those who valiantly fought in Afghanistan and Iraq) who were killed or 100% disabled. This organization sees that their children will have the ability to attend college and eventually achieve their dreams. In addition to Sean Hannity and Ollie North appearing, many from the Conservative side of the aisle have made appearances there such as Newt Gingrich, Ann Coulter, Mark Levin (sadly this was the first year he didn't attend, due to the serious illness of his dog), Curtis Sliwa, Mark Simone and Rudy Giuliani. Those from the other side of the aisle such as Geraldo Rivera and Bob Beckel have also attended. In this year's Freedom Concert, Charlie Daniels (with Hannity singing Devil Went Down to Georgia), Michael W Smith and Lynyrd Skynyrd performed. Past Freedom Concerts have attracted performers like Lee Greenwood, LeAnn Rimes, Martina McBride, Montgomery Gentry, Billy Ray Cyrus. The Freedom Concerts have since grown, including venues such as Cincinnati, San Diego, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Dallas and Orlando; while also playing at larger concert venues.
It is a wonderful, uplifting event that attracts Patriots and all around nice people who wish to honor the American solider while enjoying some good country music. Here are some pictures from the day's events. And a final note, I did not make the posted YouTube...tried to post my video from the concert, but Blogger didn't let me do it.
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