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There was the romantic title track, the fun-loving \u201cFeelin\u2019 It,\u201d and a touching song titled \u201cThe Dash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dash\u201d was written by songwriters Kyle Jacobs and Preston Brust, and was included as the eighth track on\u00a0<em>See You Tonight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The song tells the story of a young man who\u00a0served in the military\u00a0but was killed in action.<\/strong>\u00a0One of the verses describes him as a teenager, saying, \u201c<em>He was a steelworker\u2019s son, homecoming king.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He eventually found a girl and fell in love, but he put everything on the line for the sake of his country.<\/p>\n<p>The chorus reflects on how it always seems\u00a0\u201c<em>too soon<\/em>,\u201d\u00a0when a young service member is killed in action. As a result, the family and loved ones are left wishing for them to come back for just one more day.<\/p>\n<h3>Scotty Dedicates Memorial Day Performance To A Fallen Hero<\/h3>\n<p>Every year, PBS hosts the\u00a0<em>National Memorial Day Concert<\/em>\u00a0in Washington D.C. to honor\u00a0Memorial Day. Country stars are often asked to perform at the concert, and one year it was McCreery\u2019s turn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He was invited to perform \u201cThe Dash\u201d along with the National Symphony Orchestra and was happy to accept.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<em>I\u2019ve always loved performing \u2018The Dash\u2019 and was honored that the Memorial Day Concert producers asked me to be part of their show and pay tribute to the brave men and women who gave everything for our country<\/em>,\u201d McCreery\u00a0said. \u201c<em>We will always remember them and their sacrifice.<\/em>\u201c<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With pure emotion in his voice, McCreery delivered a stunning tribute with his performance of \u201cThe Dash.\u201d As he sang, the audience watched photos of SFC Lewis Clark Walton play across the screens next to him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=730170832610168833&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flitaglobal.com%2Flehieu%2Fscotty-mccreery-didnt-just-sing-he-delivered-a-heartfelt-tribute-that-hit-like-a-punch-to-the-chest-honoring-a-fallen-vietnam-soldier-with-his-memorial-day-performance-of-th%2F&amp;sessionId=ad4819fddef845da4c5e196b819edc5f6af6cf88&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"730170832610168833\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>The Family Watched Scotty Sing At The Memorial Day Concert<\/h3>\n<p>SFC Walton was killed during the Vietnam War, but his remains couldn\u2019t be located for decades. 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