Photo Op: Charlie Daniels, Henry Juszkiewicz and the U.S. National Guard

Country music legend Charlie Daniels and Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz joined Major General Gus Hargett and members of the Tennessee National Guard in launching Operations Heartstrings. Gibson Guitar generously donated 100 Epiphone guitars and custom designed Operation Heartstrings t-shirts for the troops in Iraq which Daniels insured delivery on recently.

Operation Heartstrings is a campaign to mobilize corporate America in helping the dedicated men and women serving in the Armed Forces combat the loneliness and isolation of service through music by supplying them with instruments, DVDs, CDs and DVD players. Tax deductible donations can be made through STARS AND STRIPES at www.starsandstripes.com, a nonprofit agency.