Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, Ohio 45428 News Release FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Frisco, Acting Public Affairs Officer Office: (937) 268-6511, Ext. 1396 [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dayton VAMC Hosts Concert to Celebrate Veterans: “Starring ”

What: Valentines for Veterans Concert

Who: Dayton VA Medical Center

When: Saturday, February 16, 2013

Time: 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)

Where: Memorial Hall 125 East First Street Dayton OH, 45402

Contacts: Mark Frazee, Chief, Voluntary Service, (937) 262-2162 Kim Frisco, Acting Public Affairs Officer, Dayton VAMC at (937) 268-6511, Ext. 1396 Tenisha Smith, Public Affairs Specialist at (937) 268-6511, Ext. 1875

Additional Information:

Who doesn’t love a free concert?! Dayton VA Medical Center is excited thank Veterans, active military, and their families with a community-wide Welcome Home and National Salute concert featuring artist, Daryle Singletary. The Dayton VAMC is honored to be one of the thirteen sites chosen nationally to host this concert. This concert is part of a weeklong National Salute to Veteran Patients celebration, specifically connected to Valentine’s Day. The concert is an opportunity for the Dayton VAMC to express our respect and appreciation to all Veterans who have served and protected our great nation. The concert is free and open to Veterans and their families in which the price has already been paid by their service and sacrifice to our country. About the Artist: Daryle Singletary is well known as a traditional country artist. Staying true to his childhood roots in rural Georgia, Singletary’s music has remained true and honest as seen in his last release, Rockin’ in the Country. Past releases have included favorites such as I’m Living Up to Her Low Expectations, , , The Note, Background Noise and She’s a Woman.

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