Dolly Parton poses in combat boots as part of campaign to support troops
Country icon Dolly Parton is trading in her sequin gowns and high heels to pose in a pair of sequin cargo pants and combat boots to support America’s troops with grassroots organization The Boot Campaign.
“So many people, regular folks and celebrities, send out love and sincere thanks to you for keeping us safe and fighting for our freedom. Let me add to that loving list. Thank you from the bottom of my country heart. I will always love you,” Parton said in a statement on the organization’s site.
The Boot Girls want Americans to put the boots on to “symbolically walk in the shoes of our military men and women to remember their service and sacrifice.”
The Boot Campaign is an initiative started by the “Boot Girls,” five women from Texas who decided to start the organization after being inspired by retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell.
In 2009, the group asked celebrities at a benefit concert to pose in combat boots for an online photo gallery used to rally support for troops. Since then, countless celebs, athletes and politicians have posed in the photos, including names like Texas Governor Ricky Perry, Troy Aikman, Nolan Ryan, George Jones and Gretchen Wilson.
Proceeds from the campaign’s boots go toward veteran charities.
