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GALLERY: Patriotic Country Stars Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Reba

Country music stars by nature are very patriotic and often play for military either in the states or at various USO and Army bases around the world. As we celebrate…

2012 CMA Music Festival - Day 2

Carrie Underwood performs during the 2012 CMA Music Festival in stars and stripes.

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Country music stars by nature are very patriotic and often play for military either in the states or at various USO and Army bases around the world.

As we celebrate the Fourth of July this week, we put together some shots of country music stars paying tribute to our country and those who have fought for our freedoms.

-Nancy Brooks

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Reba McEntire salutes photographers during the 28th Annual People's Choice Awards in 2002.


Carrie Underwood

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Carrie Underwood performs during the 2012 CMA Music Festival in stars and stripes.


Toby Keith

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Toby Keith and rock guitarist Ted Nugent meet with U.S. troops at Camp Phoenix prior to a USO performance for coalition forces June 3, 2004 in Kabul, Afghanistan.


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Tim McGraw poses with an Operation Homefront family in their new fully furnished apartment on February 23, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas.


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Dierks Bentley performs onstage during ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute To The Troops on April 7, 2014 in Las Vegas.


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Darius Rucker sings at a memorial service for Pat Tillman in the Municipal Rose Garden on May 3, 2004 in San Jose, California. Pat Tillman, former professional football player for the Arizona Cardinals, gave up his NFL career to enlist as an Army Ranger and was killed on patrol in Afghanistan.


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Brad Paisley sings during the during the Commander-In-Chief's Inaugural Ball January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle/Getty Images)


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Luke Bryan sings the National Anthem prior to Super Bowl 51 between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)


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Charlie Daniels and troops from the Wisconsin National Guard during Country Thunder music festival on July 22, 2011 in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin.


Kennedy FamilyKenny Chesney Collaborates With Ed Sheeran

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Kenny Chesney performs "This Land is Your Land" during a Remembrance and Celebration of the Life & Enduring Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery on June 6, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.