Keni Thomas is an American country music singer and former United States Army Ranger. Thomas was a member of Task Force Ranger as a part of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia, and served in the Battle of Mogadishu. Thomas works as a motivational speaker drawing from this experience as a US Ranger.
As a country singer, Thomas has recorded several independently-released albums. Two singles, from the album Flags of Our Fathers:A Soldier's Story charted on the Billboard country music charts.
Thomas appeared in a pair of 2011 episodes of FX television show Louie, portraying himself in a fictionalized version of a real U.S.O. visit to Afghanistan (season 2 episodes 11 and 12).
| Keni Thomas | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1991 - 1997 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Mogadishu (1993) |
Read more about Keni Thomas: Military Career, Youth Counselor and Speaker, Musical Career
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“Under the heavens that know not what years be
The men, the beasts, the trees, the implements
Uttered even what they will in times far hence—
All of us gone out of the reach of change—
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—Edward Thomas (1878–1917)