Thanks!
A lot of things have happened on this trip. When Tony invited us to be part of his Armed Forces Entertainment Tour it was quite an honor for us to be able to give back to our service members. During the tour I have met outstanding military personnel. Everyone is so polite and helpful that I wish we could do more for them, but we’ll come back. I am also humbled, especially when our men and women thank us for coming. I/we appreciate the thanks, but it is us who want to THANK YOU.
Regardless of what branch of service and whether I have met the newly enlisted, the senior enlisted and officers of all ranks and retired military (EJ!), the common thread with all of them is outstanding professionalism with a great attitude. To a person, we went away from each event with pride in our fellow Americans. Everyone in the US should share in this pride – these are our global ambassadors and they are representing our country well.
We visited the Brumssen NATO base for several workouts (3x and we were wiped out), including a surprise visit to the Joint high school. Here, the NATO military send their kids to an outstanding school. Tony gave one of his best talks I have heard him give to a group of super teenagers. Their gym teachers have had them doing P90X for a few weeks and when they walked into the gym to see Tony Horton and Dreya Weber, they couldn’t believe it.
We had a great time with a bunch of amazing, fun kids – Thank you!
One more shout out and this one is to a major corporation. When Tony called and asked if I wanted to go on his tour, I called my contact at Under Armour. I told Danielle (UA) what we were doing and the number of people going on the tour. I asked if Under Armour would be interested in providing a hat or a shirt for the team. Before I could finish, she asked that a wish list be sent her and that Under Armour loves the US military and supports the Wounded Warrior Project. True to her, and Under Armour’s, word, they outfitted Tony and the team for the trip. We have been wearing Under Armour for all our workouts and while we travel. The gear is high quality and is standing up to very high standards and tough workouts.
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| Tony Horton w/ one of America's finest in Kosovo |
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| UA in the House |
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| Jeremy, Rob, Mark, Bill |
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| Tony leading the Warrior Workout |
So if you are deciding between buying gear from one sports apparel company or another, please consider what Under Armour does for our military and how they supported us during Tony Horton’s tour. Thank you Under Armour!
As we were traveling in Europe, we all heard the sad news regarding Steve Jobs death. We are all Apple users and therefore Steve Jobs fans. We were in the Slovenian airport waiting for our flight to Kosovo upon hearing the news. With really fast WiFi, everyone got out there laptops and I looked around – we were all using Apple Macbooks, Macbook Pros or iPads and took this shot.
Thank you Steve Jobs, you will be missed!
To our military service members and their families, especially those serving overseas – THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE.
