Posted on 05/24/2007 5:23:53 PM PDT by SandRat
Singing songs and playing guitar are a few things Keith, an Oklahoma native, does quite well. Visiting troops in combat is another activity he takes pride in.
Keith’s visit to Baghdad is part of his fifth United Service Organizations (USO) tour.
If you are going to talk the talk, then you’ve got to walk the walk and that is why he is back in Iraq and performing for the Soldiers, he said.
USO celebrity entertainment tours bring volunteer celebrities to entertain, lift morale and express the gratitude and support of the American people, according to the USO website. (www.uso.org)
A strong supporter of the military, Keith has always respected the sacrifice and dedication to duty that Soldiers display when they are far from home and their families.
Keith says that it is easy for him to come over to Iraq for a few weeks every year because he does not have to stay the entire year. The Soldiers are the ones making a huge sacrifice with their long deployments.
Keith has seen some of the same Soldiers several times, sometimes two or three years in a row, he said.
“It’s a huge sacrifice for the families too,” he said.
The high opinion he has for the troops started early in life and serves him well today.
“My father was a Soldier, and I was raised in a family where if your dad was a Soldier, you’ve got to respect your veterans,” he said.
Having sold more than 30 million records, success is something that Keith knows a little something about, but performing for the military and shaking hands with Soldiers is what motivates him.
Keith will continue his USO tour throughout the Persian Gulf and later into Germany.
“It doesn’t matter where in the world our Soldiers are, I’ll be there,” said Keith.
Toby Keith
No better entertainers for our troops than Toby & TED!
http://www.usa-patriotism.com/stars/tnugent.htm
Just teasin' ya!
Now if Toby would only smackdown the liberal Tim McGraw whenever he surfaces in politics.
I’d love to see Toby Keith kick Tim McGraw’s skinny little a$$.
Dale “Suzie Q” Hawkins also supports the troops. He’s battling cancer but still rocking on. He may not have the name recognition but he’s been rocking since the 50s and just put out a new album.
http://dale4hawkins.topcities.com/
He may be able to be talked into some sort of performance for troops stateside or overseas (I see him listed as playing in Spain this year).
God Bless him and his travel.
Yes. It just WAS. It wasn't preached, no one gave fancy schmancy lessons...It. Just. Was.
You KNEW that you did some things...one of them that. You respected the vets and the military.
Time for Mom to brag!! I opened an email from my son earlier this week and by golly there he was standing next to and shaking hands Toby Keith!! Thank you Mr. Keith you made our families day.! Spreading sunshine to my soldier spreads sunshine to his entire family.
Funny how things like that seem to tie to FR threads.
Yep! It’s killing me not to post the pix but I can’t.
Just keep doin’ what I know you are doin’ looking at the photo, cluthcing it close to you tightly to send hugs your son’s way then doin’ it all over again.
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Friday, May 25, 2007 7:22 a.m. EDT
Hillary, Obama Vote Against Funding U.S. Troops
Courting the anti-war constituency, Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama both voted against legislation that pays for the Iraq war but lacks a timeline for troop withdrawal..
Excerpt
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/5/25/72454.shtml?s=lh
My DIL called me and said my son was going to see him also.
Cool.
Ya gotta love it! My son said he was down to earth face to face and very supportive.
Both Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama as well as all who voted against the appropriation bill are “POLTROONS!”
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