Tim McGraw Giving Away 25 Homes to Military Veterans in Need

Country music star Tim McGraw is using his fame and fortune to thank military veterans in a very special way this summer.

According to Taste of Country’s website, the 3-time Grammy-winner has partnered with the charity Operation Homefront and Chase to donate 25 mortgage-free houses — one for each stop on his upcoming “Brothers of the Sun” tour with Kenny Chesney — to wounded or needy service members. Fox News writes that the Academy of Country Music’s ACM Lifting Live program and The Premier Group have also made contributions.

“My sister’s a veteran, my uncle’s a veteran, my grandfather was a veteran, one of my best friends is a veteran,” McGraw said in an interview with Fox. “I’ve known people my whole life who are in service to America. And I think in my position to be able to do something like that is probably the ultimate thing. So to be able to go on tour and provide sort of a stable foundation for a veteran and their family is something I really look forward to.”

While the Brothers of the Sun tour doesn’t officially begin until June 2nd in Tampa, FL, McGraw and Chesney are headed to New York City to perform a special Memorial Day concert for the service men and women in the city for the annual Fleet Week celebration.

The special show, sponsored by Chase and the USO, will take place at the historic Beacon Theatre and will streamed live via YouTube. The first mortgage-free home will be given away during the event.

“It’s going to be a great opportunity to set a family on track that’s done so much for us and my family,” McGraw said. “So I can’t imagine a better thing to do on tour. It’s going to be fun – I mean every tour date we’re going to be out there.”

Besides the YouTube stream, military members will also able to watch the show through the Pegtagon Channel website.

For more information on Tim McGraw and Operation HomeFront 2012, head over to the singer’s website here.