Eric Church Shares Heartfelt Thoughts On The Men & Women That Fight For Our Freedom

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With Memorial Day around the corner, and as the grandson of two WWII veterans, Eric Church took a second to reflect on what Memorial Day means to him and why we should celebrate the people that gave their lives for our freedom.

“Both of my grandfathers were World War II veterans. I mean, that’s something that’s very rare. I’m not unique, you know. There’s a lot of people out there like that that their grandfathers served. The way that I was raised was very much red, white and blue and very patriotic, and I think that it’s the fact that what they give up is the real thing that’s very touching to me.”

But for Eric, it always comes back to the music.

“It’s about, especially the soldiers I come in contact with on the road,” says Church.

“And not only that, to be able to make the music that I’m able to make, to say what I want to say, and that freedom to be able to do those things and to be in a country where we’re able to do that and to be in a country where we’re able to play that stuff on the radio. I don’t think you’re going to have any America argue that America isn’t the best place to live, and I’m certainly one of them. I’m very proud to be from here and very proud that we have the soldiers. I know there are a lot of other countries out there in the world that don’t want to live the way we do, and that’s fine, they can keep living the way they are, but I’m very proud of it. I think that’s a time to celebrate being proud to be an American and celebrate those freedoms…and celebrate the people that are over fighting for those freedoms.”

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