Award-Winning Vocal Group Rascal Flatts to Visit Troops Stationed in the Persian Gulf Region on USO Tour

Award-Winning Vocal Group Rascal Flatts to Visit Troops Stationed in the Persian Gulf Region on USO Tour

WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Rascal Flatts will soon travel to the Persian Gulf Region to perform for and "meet and greet" service members on a tour sponsored by the USO and MWR at USAREUR-G1. The reigning Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music "Vocal Group of the Year," will sign autographs, pose for pictures and perform several shows for troops serving in the most difficult region of combat activities.

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The group's most recent album, "Feels Like Today," is the best-selling country album of 2005, with sales of more than two million copies. The multi- platinum album features several radio hits, including the #1 singles, "Fast Cars and Freedom" and "Bless The Broken Road." The band is currently on the road heading their "Here's To You" tour through Dec. 2005.

Rascal Flatts is experiencing their best career year to date as they have spent a record third of 2005 at #1 on the radio singles charts and album sales surpassed 7 million. Their mega-hit single "Bless The Broken Road" was certified as a platinum digital download and their concert tour is breaking venue attendance records.

This tour continues the USO tradition of bringing entertainment to troops serving far from home. Several celebrities have made trips for the USO so far this year, including Toby Keith, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Charles Barkley, Gary Sinise, Kelly Clarkson, Henry Rollins and Colin Quinn.

About the USO: For more than 64 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale and recreation-type services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by World Partners Anheuser-Busch Companies, AT&T Corporation, Avon Products, Inc., BAE SYSTEMS, Bass Pro Shops, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Computer Systems Center, Inc., Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Lockheed Martin Corporation, Military Channel, Morgan Stanley, National Football League, TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Other organizations, including the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at http://www.uso.org/.

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CONTACT: Erica McClanahan Stone, +1-703-908-6471, estone@uso.org, or Donna St. John, +1-703-908-6458, dstjohn@uso.org, both of the USO

Web site: http://www.uso.org/

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