Airmen will appear on Academy of Country Music award show

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  Forty Airmen from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., will appear on the 41st Academy of Country Music Awards program at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on May 23.

CBS will air the live awards show starting at 8 p.m. EDT. The Airmen will be part of the performance by duo Big & Rich of their song, 8th of November, which honors veterans.
During the song, the Nellis Airmen will escort veterans onto the stage from World War I through operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

The show will also air live on AFN Prime Pacific.