NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center on Tuesday, May 20, helped the Grand Ole Opry celebrate the Army’s 250th birthday.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, who serves as MTSU’s senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives, was the Opry’s guest announcer at the annual Salute the Troops show.
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., right, and country music artist and MTSU alumnus Craig Morgan greet each other Tuesday, May 20, at the Grand Ole Opry’s annual Salute the Troops celebration in Nashville, Tenn., that also included observance of the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. Huber and Army Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, commander of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., helped welcome Morgan and country music stars and Opry members Steven Curtis Chapman, Sal Gonzalez and more, along with the 100th Army Band. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., right, and Army Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, commander of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., chat Tuesday, May 20, at the Grand Ole Opry’s annual Salute the Troops celebration in Nashville, Tenn., that also included observance of the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. Huber and Sylvia helped welcome country music stars and Opry members along with the 100th Army Band. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)
Huber, along with Army Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, commander of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, helped welcome country music stars and Opry members Craig Morgan, Steven Curtis Chapman, Sal Gonzalez and more, along with the 100th Army Band.
Keith M. Huber
Huber used his time on the Opry stage to talk about the work by the Daniels Center, saying the facility not only serves MTSU’s more than 1,000 military connected students, but any veteran seeking assistance — regardless of their affiliation with the university.
Morgan, an MTSU alumnus, also serves as a warrant officer in the U.S. Army Reserve. Just before his performance, Morgan thanked “my friend” Huber, then sitting with the sold-out crowd, and asked him to stand so the audience could applaud his service to veterans and active-duty troops.
The Army is celebrating its birthday with several events across the nation, all leading up to its 250th on June 14.
The 3,200-square-foot Daniels Center, located in Keathley University Center Rooms 124 and 316 on campus, is the largest and most comprehensive veterans center on any Tennessee higher education campus.
— Andrew Oppmann (Andrew.Oppmann@mtsu.edu)
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., right, chats with country music artist Sal Gonzalez on Tuesday, May 20, at the Grand Ole Opry’s annual Salute the Troops celebration in Nashville, Tenn., that also included observance of the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. Huber and Army Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia, commander of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Ky., helped welcome Gonzalez and other artists along with the 100th Army Band. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Huber, senior adviser for veterans and leadership initiatives at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., shares details about the support services offered by MTSU’s Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center while serving as a guest announcer Tuesday, May 20, at the Grand Ole Opry’s annual Salute the Troops celebration in Nashville, Tenn., that also included observance of the 250th birthday of the U.S. Army. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)
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