KFIX Rock News: Stevie Nicks To Be Honored For Her Support Of U.S. Troops

Stevie Nicks has been a strong supporter of American troops over the years, and now she’s being honored for her efforts.

The Fleetwood Mac singer will receive the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2015 USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore 33rd Annual Awards Dinner on March 24.

The event salutes Medal of Honor recipients, as well as celebrities and citizens who have shown their dedication to U.S. troops.

And Nicks has certainly done her share in service to injured soldiers. She holds the record for the most hours spent over a five-year period visiting combat-wounded service members as part of USO-Metro’s celebrity handshake tours.

Stevie also has donated hundreds of music-filled iPods to veterans recovering at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. She was so affected by her hospital visits that it inspired her to write the song “Soldier’s Angel,” which was released in 2011.

In addition to receiving her award, Nicks will be presenting the USO-Metro’s Col. John Gioia Patriot Award to poet and essayist Seema Reza. Other honorees include Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and author-filmmaker Sebastian Junger.

The awards dinner will take place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia, where attendees will include senior government and military leaders, celebrities and community leaders.

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