America Salutes 2021
Streaming on Facebook and YouTube.
Watch our star-studded virtual broadcast tribute to our nation’s Class of 2021 high school students enlisting in the military after graduation.
It’s free and no registration is required.
Celebrity and Guest Speakers
America Salutes 2021 will be hosted by celebrities and performers, prominent members of the military from across all services, in-home performances from well-known musical artists, and “thank you” video messages from recording artists, celebrities, parents, and service-members in the field.
John Huertas, Film and television actor in “Castle” and “This Is Us”, U.S. Air Force veteran
Robert Irvine, English celebrity chef, U.K. Royal Navy veteran
Lee Greenwood, American country music singer-songwriter
Natti Natasha, Dominican singer-songwriter
Pete Hegseth, television host, author, U.S. Army veteran
John Ratzenberger, Film and television actor, director, producer
Robert "Rocky" Bleier, NFL player, Pittsburgh Steelers, U.S. Army veteran
Kathryn Tappen, Sportscaster, NBC Sports
Rocco Grimaldi, NHL forward, Nashville Predators
Blake Mycoskie, Entrepreneur, founder of Tom's, author, philanthropist
Terry Moore, film and television actress, Academy Award nominee
Admiral Dennis Velez, U.S. Navy, Navy Recruiting Command
Major General Kevin Vereen, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Recruiting Command
Major General Edward Thomas, U.S. Air Force, Air Force Recruiting Service
Major General Jason Bohm, U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Captain Richter Tipton, U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Recruiting Command
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, U.S. Air Force
Sergeant Major Cortez L Brown, U.S. Marine Corps, Marine Corps Recruiting Command
Daniel Dailey, U.S. Army, Retired, former 15th Sergeant Major of the Army
Keith Hoskins, Navy Federal Credit Union, U.S. Navy veteran
Send a Virtual Thank You Card to the Class of 2021
Say “Thank You” to the high school graduate Class of 2021 who are joining the U.S. Armed Services after graduation.
Register Here for America Salutes 2021
America Salutes 2021 is our annual High School Enlistee National Recognition Ceremony to recognize and celebrate the graduating seniors who have decided to join the military. It’s free to attend!
Sign up today and we’ll send you an email with the time and date, and on the morning of our event, we’ll send you a link to our broadcast website.
Registration is free thanks to the generous support of our sponsors:
U.S. Navy, USAA, Comcast, NFCU, Robert Irvine Foundation, and Fiserv
Personal Stories from Our America Salutes 2020 Ceremony
Students from our 2020 America Salutes! national event thank veterans who came before them and describe what Our Community Salutes means to them and their family.
U.S. Air Force Airman Castillo describes the importance of Our Community Salutes to him and his family.
Students talk about their decision to serve during our America Salutes! 2020 National Ceremony.
America Salutes 2021 on AFN|family
America Salutes 2021 will air on AFN|family in Japan, Korea and Central Europe.
“We’re proud to broadcast America Salutes 2021,” said AFN’s Chief of Television, Karreem Lowe. “It gives our service members and their families a unique opportunity to see a show recognizing and honoring our nation’s youngest and newest service members.”
For a complete AFN television schedule, visit AFN.
About American Forces Network (AFN)
The American Forces Network (AFN) provides U.S. radio and television news, sports, information, and entertainment programming to active, guard, and Reserve military service members, Department of Defense (DoD) civilians and contract employees, and their families overseas, on board Navy and Coast Guard ships, and other authorized users. AFN provides eight television, 12 radio and nine streaming Internet radio services to military audiences in 168 countries and U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships at sea around the world.
OCS Enlistment Ceremonies in 2021
Our Community Salutes providing recognition and support of high school students, their parents, and their communities.
