Carrie Underwood To Entertain Fort Campbell Troops

First Published: July 10, 2009 9:30 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Carrie Underwood attends the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, CaliforniaCaption Carrie Underwood attends the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party held at the Pacific Design Center on February 22, 2009 in West Hollywood, CaliforniaCarrie Underwood will headline a Salute to the Troops Concert next month at Fort Campbell.

A spokeswoman for Underwood says the show is one of only a handful of live performances she is doing this summer as she works on a new album for later this year.

The Aug. 14 concert for the soldiers and their families will also feature John Rich and Jake Owen.

The performance kicks off the Week of the Eagles, a celebration honoring the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division.

Fort Campbell is a sprawling Army post that straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee line.

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