Willie Nelson joins Obamas to honor troops

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Photos: Pre-Veterans Day concert at the White House honored veterans and active military personnel.

Singer Willie Nelson performs during an "In Performance at the White House" series event, attended by President Barack Obama, part of the Joining Forces initiative, an event with musicians, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families inside a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

As he walks by Music Director Don Was, President Barack Obama claps for the musicians after speaking at an "In Performance at the White House" series event, part of the Joining Forces initiative, an event with musicians, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families inside a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Obama speaks at "A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House" on the South Lawn on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The President and first lady invited music legends, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families to the White House for a celebration of the men and women who serve the United States. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Willie Nelson performs at "A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House" on the South Lawn on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The President and first lady invited music legends, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families to the White House for a celebration of the men and women who serve the United States. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

The White House is colored in red, white and blue to celebrate "A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House" on the South Lawn on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The President and first lady invited music legends, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families to the White House for a celebration of the men and women who serve the United States. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

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Singer Willie Nelson performs during an "In Performance at the White House" series event, attended by President Barack Obama, part of the Joining Forces initiative, an event with musicians, members of the U.S. military, military veterans, and their families inside a tent on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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