Charlie Daniels Jr., left, his mother, Hazel Daniels, Middle Tennessee State University 's Lt. Gen. (retired) Keith M. Huber and U.S. Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Lombardo, command sgt. major U.S. Army Reserve, sit in the audience at the Grand Ole Opry Salute to Troops show Tuesday, May 24, at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. The Daniels Veterans Center at MTSU is named in honor of Hazel Daniels and her late husband, Country Music Hall of Fame member Charlie Daniels, who was a strong advocate for veterans.