Tyler, TX, May 24, 2012:
Military non-profit The Boot Campaign has a new supporter on
board! Country superstar Gary Allan has pledged his
commitment to the troops by putting on his own pair of Boot
Campaign military issue combat boots and “taking a walk in a
soldier’s shoes.”
Supporters of the Boot Campaign purchase boots with all
proceeds going to partner military charities that help with
a variety of both physical and emotional issues that
returning soldiers face today.
The Boot Campaign wants
Americans to put the boots on to “symbolically walk in the
shoes of our military men and women to remember their
service and sacrifice.”
“As a former member of the
Army, this holds a special place in my heart. I’m proud to
work with such a fine organization. I’m headlining the
Throwdown Tour this year and was glad to see that the Boot
Campaign was going to be on the road with us. I think it’s
great that a tour of this size is working hand in hand with
the Boot Campaign, supporting veterans as they come home
from combat…it just feels right,” said Gary Allan.
With the allure of a modern
day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over legions of fans with his
signature blend of rugged vocals, rebellious lyrics and
raucous live performances. He has sold over 7 million
albums and released five platinum and gold albums in a row
including two that topped the Billboard Country Albums
Chart. Allan has also topped the charts with four #1 hits
at country radio and has nearly a dozen Top 10 hits to his
credit. He has been described as “dark and dreamy” in
Entertainment Weekly, “soulful and rough around the
edges” in Playboy and deemed a “maverick” by
Rolling Stone. He has sold out venues as a headliner
from coast to coast, appeared on Late Show With David
Letterman, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, CBS
Early Show and has landed on the covers of Country
Weekly, Pollstar and People magazine.
While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan
has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the
way.
Allan joins
the ranks of current Boot Campaign celebrity ambassadors
Dolly Parton, The Rock,
Texas Governor Ricky Perry, Troy Aikman, Nolan Ryan, Charlie
Daniels, George Jones and Gretchen Wilson.
The Boot Campaign
The Boot Campaign is a grassroots military appreciation and
veteran awareness campaign started by five women from Texas,
known as the Boot Girls. The Boot Girls launched the Boot
Campaign in 2009 to spread awareness of the needs of
military personnel returning home from combat and express
gratitude to current military. Through the sale of military
combat boots, the Boot Campaign donates proceeds to a group
of partner charities that work with soldiers healing from a
variety of physical and emotional combat wounds, embodying
the campaign motto that, “When They Come Back, We Give
Back”.
www.BootCampaign.com
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