Dallas Cowboys cheerleader says visiting troops gave her 'better perspective about what it means to be free'

McKenzie spoke to Fox News Digital about the importance of honoring our military personnel overseas.

McKenzie is determined to deliver some cheer to our troops.

The Dallas Cowboys cheerleader recently traveled to South Korea with the USO to visit service members and their families at U.S. Army bases. The cheerleaders, known as "America’s Sweethearts," hosted dance performances, a youth cheer clinic and meet and greets.

McKenzie told Fox News Digital supporting our troops was a no-brainer.

McKenzie joined the team in 2020. (Barry Bowden)

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"I think it’s easy to take being an American and being free for granted, just because we’re in the hustle and bustle of our day jobs and staying busy," said McKenzie. "But I think the moment that we're able to slow down, and the Cowboys were supporting us on this journey and this tour, you see these people. They’ve left their families. A lot of families moved with them to South Korea, and it became a whole family affair.

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have traveled everywhere from Greenland and Iraq to Kosovo and Japan. (DCC/Mariela Padilla)

"It’s not just the people serving [who] are making the sacrifices," McKenzie shared. "It affects so many people down the line. But just watching them in uniform, learning about the service dogs or learning about the equipment that they use, it just gives you a better perspective about what it means to be free and what these people do so that we can be free."

The trip to South Korea marked the 85th global tour the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have done with the USO. The first USO tour for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took place in 1979 in