AARON TIPPIN SALUTES HIS COUNTRY AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL Nashville, TN...Lyric Street recording artist Aaron Tippin celebrated the 4th of July the American wayspending Independence Day performing for an audience of about 500,000 people at the Sylvan Theater in Washington, D.C.  "I have performed many memorable shows in my life, but to be performing in our nation's capital on July 4th is something I will never forget," exclaimed Tippin. The security was extremely tight around the capital.  Tippin and crew arrived at Park Security at 10:00 am and then were escorted to Homeland Security.  While at Homeland Security, the tour bus and the semi-truck that carries the equipment were driven through huge x-ray machines.  Then they were all escorted to the Washington Monument by motorcycles.  The tight security measures required that Tippin and his crew stay on the Monument grounds until the fireworks were finished.resulting in a total of 14 hours spent at the venue. Tippin also took a special tour of the Washington Monument during his visit and walked down all 897 steps.  "Visiting the Washington Monument on Independence Day was absolutely incredible," he reports.   The show opened with the  United States Navy Band with Tippin following their performance.  The audience was a very diverse crowd but Tippins patriotic mega-hit Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly was appreciated by everyone.  "Although there were both country and non-country fans in the audience, I think everyone ended up having a great time," said Tippin.