{"id":548,"date":"2016-08-04T16:59:49","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T23:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/expanding-the-kiss-army-with-military-roadies-for-a-day\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:34:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T15:34:12","slug":"expanding-the-kiss-army-with-military-roadies-for-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/stories\/expanding-the-kiss-army-with-military-roadies-for-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding the KISS Army with Military Roadies for a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation\u2019s Hiring Our Heroes initiative has teamed up with the legendary rock music band KISS to hire military veterans across the country and carry the program\u2019s message of military hiring to concertgoers in towns across America.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the band\u2019s nationwide \u201cFreedom to Rock\u201d tour, KISS is working with Hiring Our Heroes to hire a military veteran, service member, or Reserve\/National Guard member at each of the U.S. tour stops to serve as \u201cRoadie for a Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hiringourheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/8-KISS_HOH_Monster_Truck.jpg\" alt=\"Hiring Our Heroes teamed up with the legendary rock music band KISS to carry the program\u2019s message of military hiring to concertgoers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Across the country, Hiring Our Heroes is activating its network of relationships within the military community to help in identifying the veteran roadies, and attaching that individual as an actual \u201cembed\u201d to the KISS concert crew. The lucky recipients of these very unique duties help in staffing the VIP events that run in conjunction with the concert, and assist with miscellaneous crew requests throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/R41JtKwvXBI\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/R41JtKwvXBI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tour kicked off on July 4, 2016, at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona, with U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Mellyora Crawford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an awesome experience for me,\u201d Crawford said. \u201cThe excitement was contagious and I would recommend to anyone to be a roadie if afforded the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the KISS team is donating $150,000 to the HOH program, continuing its support of the Foundation\u2019s initiative which goes back several years, and their overall support of the military community which dates back nearly two decades. 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