Throughout his career, one thing that has always remained constant for Brantley Gilbert is his unwavering support for our military men and women and especially our veterans. Brantley built an incredible deer farm in Georgia that was designed to be handicap accessible, specifically for wounded veterans. He’s done events with the USO, Wounded Warriors Project and the Disabled American Veterans organization, just to name a few. The way Brantley sees it, “God gave me a lot more spotlight and a lot more platform that I’ll ever need or ever ask for. Veterans have always been, and active duty folks, have always been close to my heart. I didn’t, they did, you know what I mean, kinda thing. And I feel like we owe ‘em a thank you.”
But Brantley’s support goes far beyond just saying thank you. After his song, “One Hell of an Amen” became a hit back in 2014, it led to him often speaking one on one with veterans who just needed someone to listen and someone they felt like understood them. And Brantley also tries to shine a light on important issues in the veteran community. “There’s a lot of issues that need attention,” says Brantley. “There’s 22 of these guys and girls killin’ their self a day. There’s a lot of things that are flying under the radar that I feel like if we have an opportunity to shed some light on that we should, and it’s something that’s legitimately on my mind a good bit.”
Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell are on the verge of having her first and his next number one song with their duet, “What Happens in a Small Town.” The song is also nominated for Vocal Event of the Year at the upcoming CMA Awards.
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“Supportin’ the military’s always been … you know, God gave me a lot more spotlight and a lot more platform that I’ll ever need or ever ask for. Veterans have always been, and active duty folks, have always been close to my heart. I didn’t, they did, you know what I mean, kinda thing. And I feel like we owe ‘em a thank you. But not only that, there’s a lot of issues that need attention. There’s 22 of these guys and girls killin’ their self a day. There’s a lot of things that are flying under the radar that I feel like if we have an opportunity to shed some light on that we should, and it’s something that’s legitimately on my mind a good bit.”