Over Independence Day, Dierks Bentleyplayed a show at Ft. Hood, TX.  While at the show, he proudly took a picture with Sgt. Kimberly Munley.  Today, Sgt. Munley is being hailed a hero after yesterday’s shoot-out that killed a dozen people and injured over 30. According to People.com, Dierks called to offer his prayers to the injured Sergeant.

I said I was honored to have my picture with her and that my band and I were all thinking of her and praying for the folks on the base. I told her, ‘We are all just really thankful to you,’ ” says Bentley. “She was quiet and she’s just humble person and said she was just doing what she does. She would say she’s just out there doing her job, but it’s a pretty amazing job she did. It’s pretty impressive.”

Dierks plans to go back to Ft. Hood to visit Sgt. Munley and the rest of the base. You can read the rest of the article here.

“God, these families – there is a reason why they call them Army strong. There’s strong and then there’s Army strong,” he says. “They have to deal with their friends, husbands, sons, daughters putting themselves in harm’s way far away and now to have that worry in their own community where they should feel they are the safest? But these are the strongest people. It’s a really tight-knit group and they lift each other up when they are down.”

 

It’s just like Dierks to remember a fan…and it’s great that he publicly raised the awareness and attention of the heroes in this tragedy instead of the evil forces behind it.

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