Keni Thomas

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Keni Thomas
Thomas performing at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait in 2006
Background information
Born	(1965-07-01) July 1, 1965 (age 59) Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Country
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Moraine

Kenneth Mervyn Thomas (born July 1, 1965) is an American country music singer and former United States Army Ranger. Thomas was deployed in support of Operation Restore Hope as a member of Task Force Ranger in Somalia, and served in the Battle of Mogadishu. Thomas works as a motivational speaker drawing from this experience as an Army 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[part 1] and 11[part2]).

Keni Thomas
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1991–1997
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Unit	3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment
Battles / wars	Battle of Mogadishu (1993)