Rodney Atkins Beamed Via Satellite to Iraq

10/10/2007 Stephen L. Betts   Rodney Atkins helped bring a little bit of home to the troops last Saturday night (10/6) through a satellite appearance for the Freedom Calls Foundation's Appreciation for the Troops Rally. GACTV.com reports that during the sound check for his show in Northern Virginia, Rodney performed his hit song "If You're Going Through Hell" acoustically and sent a personal message of thanks to the troops. The rally took place at Voice of America Park in Cincinnati and was also broadcast live to thousands of soldiers in Iraq. Rodney was so thrilled for the opportunity to perform for the troops that he asked if he could do it again that night during his live set. He then gave the men and women of our armed forces a special treat by performing all of his hits during his high-energy show. "It was a lot of fun — knowing that I get to sing about camo pants and cowboy boots to the guys who really know what that's all about!" Rodney says. "It makes it even more intense and drives the point home yet again how blessed I am by who those soldiers are and what they are doing."