C000038

Round shaped, gold edged coin 1-7/16 inches in diameter.

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RAY SCOTT HEADING FOR Iraq!

Carlton Ray Scott, Jr. (born in Semora, North Carolina) is an American country music artist. He started his first band at age 19, and eventually ended up in Nashville as a country music singer/song writer. Late in 2004, he paid a Thanksgiving visit to the Troops in Iraq.

"We're going to be going over yonder and try to entertain and make those boys smile," he said. "I'm so proud of those kids. I'm just thrilled to be going." Through his friendship with retired Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Cayton, a Triton Boats dealer in Fort Hood, Texas, Scott arranged to visit with the troops. He will be leaving Nov. 23rd for the 10-day trip sponsored by Armed Forces Entertainment. After brief stops in Germany and Kuwait, Scott will fly to Baghdad. From there, the Ray Scott Thanksgiving Tour will travel by Blackhawk helicopter to make two or three stops per day throughout Iraq.

"It's the most exciting thing I've ever done," said Scott, an Army veteran himself. "I feel so good. I'm at the age (71) and stage where I'd love to do something for my country, but old people don't get a chance very often - not that I consider myself old. I still think I'm about 20. "I'm not doing this to be heroic or anything like that. I just feel that when a man has a chance to do something for his country, he needs to do it. When I get in front of those kids I'll have a ball, and they'll be smiling when we leave. That's my thrill."