George Strait Receives Bob Hope Award

• October 29, 2019 •

George Strait Receives the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment. Pictured (L-R): Major Drew Dix, Sgt. Leroy Petry and George Strait. Photo: Ryan Johnson for the Medal of Honor Society.

George Strait was recognized last Friday, Oct. 25, at the Medal of Honor Convention’s Patriot Award Gala with the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment, which honors entertainers who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the U.S. military through film, literature or music.

The Bob Hope Award was established in 2003 by President George W. Bush, in commemoration of Hope’s 100th birthday. Past recipients of the Bob Hope Award for Excellence in Entertainment include Tom Selleck, Jon Voight, Trace Adkins, Billy Ray Cyrus, the Oak Ridge Boys, and more.

Strait’s ninth annual Vaqueros del Mar golf tournament and benefit concert, which Strait hosted alongside friend and businessman Tom Cusick from Oct. 20-23 at the Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort in Boerne, Texas, raised $2.2 million for the Feherty’s Troops First Foundation which benefits wounded military service men and women. In addition to Strait, performers during the event included Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers and Sailor Jerry.

Strait’s Vaqueros del Mar Golf Tournament Raised Over $2.2 Million for Feherty’s Troops First Foundation. Pictured (L-R): Tom Cusick, David Feherty, Srgt. Major Tom Capel, Ed Garahan, George Strait. Photo: Terry Calong

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