A Dallas Cowboys cheerleader is making headlines following her recent trip to South Korea to visit service members and their family at a U.S. Army base.
As part of the USO trip, the cheerleaders hosted dance performances and a youth cheer clinic. Cheerleader McKenzie spoke with Fox News following the trip and shared her experience.
“I think it’s easy to take being an American and being free for granted, just because we’re in the hustle and bustle of our day jobs and staying busy,” she said. “But I think the moment that we’re able to slow down, and the Cowboys were supporting us on this journey and this tour, you see these people. They’ve left their families. A lot of families moved with them to South Korea, and it became a whole family affair.
“It’s not just the people serving [who] are making the sacrifices,” she added. “It affects so many people down the line. But just watching them in uniform, learning about the service dogs or learning about the equipment that they use, it just gives you a better perspective about what it means to be free and what these people do so that we can be free.”
This was the 85th global tour for the Cowboys cheerleaders with the USO. McKenzie was thrilled to be part of the trip this time around.
“I tell people that there’s you prior to the USO tour and experiencing what military life is like from the inside and then you after,” said McKenzie. “I really, firmly believe that anyone who can get the opportunity to go leaves as a changed individual.”
“You have a greater appreciation for your freedom, for the sacrifice that these people make, but also for their diverse backgrounds and the fact that they have a common dedication to safeguarding our freedoms and all that they do for us. In a few words? I say this experience was humbling, rewarding and life-changing.”
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McKenzie certainly enjoyed the trip.