Keni Thomas

As most of you know, my 10 year old is a military freak. He loves anything to do with the military. I had known about Keni Thomas for awhile, he has a couple of songs that just grab you. "Not Me" and "Band of Brothers" are two of the most velcro-ish. I don't know how to embed video's into my blog but here is the link if you are interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TAGG0-HHSs

I looked him up on wikipedia because I just think he is really really cool.


Thomas enlisted in the Army in 1991. Prior to joining the Army he attended the University of Florida.[1] He served as a Ranger in the 75th Ranger Regiment, eventually attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. Thomas was a member of Task Force Ranger as a part of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia. A main objective of the Task Force was to capture the elusive Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The most well known of their combat missions occurred October 3, 1993, when Thomas and fellow Task Force members were involved in the Battle of Mogadishu that was later immortalized in the book and movie Black Hawk Down, for which he was a consultant. He also served as a consultant for the Mel Gibson film We Were Soldiers. After Somalia, Thomas went on to serve as an assistant team leader on Ranger recon teams. His military decorations and achievements include the Bronze Star for Valor and the Combat Infantryman Badge, as well as successful completion of the Special Forces Combat Diver course and the Belgian Commando course.
Upon leaving active duty service, Thomas worked as a youth counselor. He also became a speaker, giving presentations to various audiences across the United States
Thomas soon formed the band Cornbread and began his career in music by performing with the band in and around Columbus, Georgia. After several album releases, Thomas and Cornbread released the album Flags of Our Fathers, with the artist listed as Keni Thomas. Thomas donates some of the proceeds to the Hero Fund, which directs those funds to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, an organization created to provide college scholarships and financial aid to the children of fallen Special Operations soldiers.
He has a new album that came out in 2008, "Gunslinger" and you can bet as soon as I find it, I am buying it.