Salute to Service 2025: A Veterans Day Celebration
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / 49.1)
Monday, Nov. 10, at 9 PM
Tuesday, Nov. 11, at 2 AM
Fusion (WNEO 45.2 / 49.2)
Thursday, Nov. 13, at 9 PM
Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 PM
Country music legend Trace Adkins joins the U.S. Army Field Band to host SALUTE TO SERVICE 2025: A VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION. Featuring unforgettable performances by opera superstar Angel Blue, jazz vocalist Kurt Elling and Trace Adkins himself.
Through powerful music and heartfelt storytelling, the program honors the courage and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans. SALUTE TO SERVICE features remarkable stories of service members, including:
- World War II veteran John Gleeson, who served in the Army Air Corps and still flies planes today at age 101;
- The Corley brothers, triplets who followed their father’s lead into the Army along with their mother, who enlisted a year after they joined the service;
- Tracey Hunter of Beyond the Call, an organization dedicated to preserving the stories of WWII vets and taking them to reunions on some of the battlefields where they served;
- In Colorado, Special Forces veterans at the Warrior Mission Ranch help veterans combat both physical and mental injuries, and members of the famed Blue Angels, who perform air shows around the country, highlight the importance of naval aviation while honoring its historical significance; and
- A visit to the Library of Congress highlights the Veterans History Project, which collects and preserves the firsthand recollections of US military veterans for future generations.
Musical highlights include rousing renditions of “God Bless America” and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” with Angel Blue and the US Army Field Band. Kurt Elling joins the US Army Jazz Ambassadors for standards “I Like the Sunrise” and “Long as You’re Living,” and country superstar and longtime advocate for the nation’s veterans, award-winning, Country music icon Trace Adkins, performs his hits “Still a Soldier” and “Somewhere In America” alongside the Six String Soldiers.
