This summer, Justin Timberlake accepted a servicewoman’s invitation to attend the Instructor Battalion Marine Corps Ball, and Saturday he made good on that promise.
“What I didn’t know was how moved I would be by the whole experience,” Timberlake, 30, posted afterwards on his website.
“To all of you that serve every day for us… Ensuring our freedom, I say: My deepest gratitude to you. I’ve met so many of my heroes… From Michael Jordan to Michael Jackson. And, nothing makes me feel more honor and pride than when I get to meet one of you. Last night changed my life and I will never forget it,”
Along with praising his date and the Armed Forces, he wrote about how moved he was by the evening: “To all of you that serve every day for us… Ensuring our freedom, I say: My deepest gratitude to you. I’ve met so many of my heroes… From Michael Jordan to Michael Jackson. And, nothing makes me feel more honor and pride than when I get to meet one of you. Last night changed my life and I will never forget it,”
He encouraged readers to send their thanks to the Armed Forces and to his date wrote, “Thank you Corporal Kelsey DeSantis. Thank you for inviting me. And, thank you for being my hero.”
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