CURRENT SINGLE: “Slow Down Summer”
When Thomas Rhett thinks about the men and women who voluntarily sign up to join the military and serve our country, knowing they could be putting their lives at risk, he says, “It’s just complete and utter selflessness to me. A lot of my really good friends in life have served, are serving, and sometimes when I do get to sit down with them, I’m like, ‘How do you do it?’ Especially my buddy Mike, who I’ve known for a long time, who served for a long time,” says Thomas. “The complete and utter selflessness it takes to put yourself at risk to keep the freedom of this country alive, it’s just somethin’ me and Lauren talk about a lot, just like how much respect we have in our hearts for people that sign up to do that.”
Thomas can’t imagine making the sacrifices some of our military men and women make in order to serve. “It’s somethin’ (Lauren and I) don’t take lightly too, and we’re in constant prayer for not only the people that are serving overseas but also the families, cause it’s a different kind of leaving. Me and Lauren were talking about that the other day. You know, I get sad when I go leave Thursday through Sunday to go on the road, and I can’t imagine what it would be like to say, ‘I’ll see you in six months.’
So, not only on Memorial Day, but throughout the year, the men and women of the military are on Thomas and Lauren’s minds, and he says, “Our hearts are so proud but also very heavy for them and their families, and just so much respect.”
Thomas Rhett – Memorial Day 2022 :45
“It’s just complete and utter selflessness to me. A lot of my really good friends in life have served, are serving, and sometimes when I do get to sit down with them, I’m like, ‘How do you do it?’ Especially my buddy Mike, who I’ve known for a long time, who served for a long time. The complete and utter selflessness it takes to put yourself at risk to keep the freedom of this country alive, it’s just somethin’ me and Lauren talk about a lot, just like how much respect we have in our hearts for people that sign up to do that. It’s somethin’ we don’t take lightly too, and we’re in constant prayer for not only the people that are serving overseas but also the families, cause it’s a different kind of leaving. Me and Lauren were talking about that the other day. You know, I get sad when I go leave Thursday through Sunday to go on the road, and I can’t imagine what it would be like to say, I’ll see you in six months. And so, our hearts are so proud but also very heavy for them and their families, and just so much respect.”