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Brantley Gilbert Concert To Honor Chattanooga Victims

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Country singer Brantley Gilbert is planning a special concert to honor the victims killed in an attack in Chattanooga.

Proceeds will go to the families of the four U.S. Marines and Navy officer killed by Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez last Thursday.

The date and location for the concert has not yet been announced.

Gilbert, known for his work in supporting the Wounded Warrior Project, expressed his support in a Tweet Monday with the hashtag, #NoogaStrong.  

Funeral services have been finalized for three of those killed. David Allen Wyatt's funeral will be Friday in Hixon, Tennessee. He will be laid to rest at the Chattanooga National Cemetery.

Randall Smith's funeral will be Tuesday. He will also be buried at Chattanooga's National Cemetery. The family of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan announced that the private funeral Mass is scheduled for Monday at Holy Cross Church in Springfield.

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)