boots on the ground

He did not make much of an entrance, he just made his way over to the edge of the lake and plopped his boots on the ground.

So often boots on the ground is the American Way.

Eyes on the page matter, but nothing goes forward without boots on the ground. In my case, students wore the boots that mattered most. Jennifer Greer, a former student who worked for a records management consulting service, agreed to help me with the research and writing.