caption associated_acts years_active label image_size article_title background instrument genre image origin name occupation
keni thomas in 2006 blackhawk vince gill emmylou harris 1996 -- present moraine 200 keni thomas
 solo_singer vocals country kenithomas.jpg gainesville , florida , usa keni thomas singer-songwriter
keni thomas

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 -lrb- season 2 episodes 11 and 12 -rrb- .
