ABC Nashville show films at Fort Campbell

Soldiers, families participate in TV show filming
Kentucky News Era
By Carla Jimenez
New Era Staff Writer
March 26, 2014

The airfield on Fort Campbell transformed into a concert scene Wednesday afternoon — but it wasn’t a real concert.

The fake show was for another show: ABC’s show “Nashville,” and soldiers on Fort Campbell and their families got to watch the crew film and also be part of the concert scene.

The show, which centers on a rivalry between two country singers, filmed a concert scene taking place at Fort Campbell with soldiers from the military post in the background. Wearing a star-spangled scarf, Connie Britton — who plays reigning country queen Rayna James on the show — thanked the soldiers as the real heroesand superstars.

It’s that same patriotic sentiment Melvin Kearney said the show really takes to heart. Everyone from the crew to the stars understands and truly appreciates all service men and women.

Kearney plays Bo, a bodyguard for one of the country stars on the show. He’s also a veteran who served as a sergeant for two combat tours in Iraq. So for him, seeing all the soldiers and families gathered for the filming was a lot like coming home.
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