PHOTOS // JOE WALSH leads the troops at the VetsAid concert in Columbus Ohio

Photos by Scott Mayberry – Joe Walsh along with the all star cast of Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails, James gang, Black Keys and the Breeders in Columbus Ohio at the Nationwide Arena. The pandemic moved the festival online in 2020 and 2021 with intimate performances from Eddie Vedder, James Hetfield, Gwen Stefani and nearly 40 other artists from across the United States as well as the debut of new music from Walsh in his studio available via livestream. As every year, all net proceeds from the concert will go directly to the veterans’ services charities selected through a vetting process coordinated in tandem with the Combined Arms Institute. To date, VetsAid has disbursed $2,000,000 in grants. In 2022 VetsAid plans to disburse grants exclusively to organizations based in Ohio or with operations on the ground in Ohio; grant applications are open now via the VetsAid website at vetsaid.org/grants.