On Patrol

By ON★PATROL

Saving Abel recently completed their tour in Southwest Asia, and they have left a lot of smiling, happy troops in their wake. As part of their eight-day, three-country USO tour to Iraq, Qatar, and Kuwait, Saving Abel visited eight military bases and performed seven concerts. Check out the photos below and on blog.uso.org, and "attend" Saving Abel's concert from Kuwait tonight at 22:00 EST/19:00 PST on UStream's Web site.

"No matter where we go or who we are playing in front of, we always make sure people know that from our perspective it is each and every one of their responsibilities to support our troops," said Saving Abel lead singer Jared Weeks in a news release. "They do so much for us, they deserve to be recognized. We have these freedoms because of what they do."

While flying over Iraq and back to Kuwait via a C-17, Saving Abel front man Jared Weeks shows off the teddy bear given to him by his daughter that he carried on his week-long USO tour Feb. 27, 2010. On a mission to bring a touch of home to those stationed overseas, Saving Abel visited and entertained thousands of U.S. troops. (USO photo by Mike Clifton)

While flying over Iraq and back to Kuwait via a C-17, Saving Abel front man Jared Weeks shows off the teddy bear given to him by his daughter that he carried on his week-long USO tour Feb. 27, 2010. On a mission to bring a touch of home to those stationed overseas, Saving Abel visited and entertained thousands of U.S. troops. (USO photo by Mike Clifton)