He didn't serve. His father did. He wrote a song called Courtesy of the Red White and Blue right after 9-11 and honors his father in the song. Every spring for two weeks he went to other countries on a USO tour to perform and help keep up moral for our troops. 200 and some shows. An amazing Patriot. The song I mentioned is the best Patriotic song I've ever heard. Losing Toby is a huge loss. An amazing man. He did 11 USO trips.
RIP Toby! Your music lives on! Legend! Thanks to the soldiers and their families who sacrificed as well. My favorite scene is the soldier who kisses his cross and faces death head on! That is what I see in my mind when thinking of our soldiers. Though they are afraid, they face it head on. True courage under fire!
Forgive me but I have got to vent. This song always moves me because I believe in it so much. He didn't sing about White America, Black America, Asian America, and the list goes on. He said AMERICAN SOLDIER. We come from different states, different backgrounds, different colors and different creeds. This is what .makes America special. I'm retired military and I am so sick of how we have allowed these politicians and people who hate America to drive a wedge in between brothers and sisters. I saw so many coffins draped with the American Flag. It always bothered me until one day it hit me. It hit me so hard that I couldn't contain .myself. Our people had a very bad day in Afghanistan one day. I caught the plane that were bringing the coffins back and as I went upstairs I looked down the cargo bay and I counted 16 flag draped coffins. I first became angry because I think of the race hustlers and the people who hate for no other reason than skin color. I looked at the young troop who was with me and I asked him sternly, which of these heroes are Black, which are White, or Latino? He looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, Ssgt Thomas, now I understand you. It doesn't matter. I replied, exactly, because they are all Americans who have families and friends who love them. Some may have wives and kids. There is nothing as great an insult to them than to have people who have never served or think they are smarter or better than these. Worst, the idiots who all they care about is race. Do you actually think I give a darn what color these boys are? Heck no I don't because they are my brothers who lost their lives for some chuckwagon to sit back and bash our country? No sir, get it right. This is about America. I love this country and I love my brothers and sisters who understand that it's about America, not some skin color or some gender garbage. This is what pisses me off with so many people, Blacks especially. Do people actually realize what these men and women gave up to become America? What they gave up in 1812, Spanish American War, the Civil War? Many of these men gave all they had, gave their wealth, even sacrificed their own families. They went even when they knew they wouldn't return. They went even when they knew it would spell certain doom to their wives and children, everything they had worked so hard to accumulate. But all we ever hear about is slavery, racist this, racist that. I'm sick of that crap because it is no greater insult to the men who gave all they had that we might be made free. How could I not be willing to lay my life down for the country that believed in freedom so much that they tore themselves in two. Today is no different. It's a fact of life, there are racists and bigots and they come in all shapes sizes and colors. This Marxist BS about how Blacks can't be racist because Blacks don't own anything or are not in charge. That is one of the singular most idiotic lies that I have ever heard. Understand that there are men out there whose names we will never know, who we may never know existed laid down their lives for me. If only 1 person did it, it is still worth my own life and all that I have. America is America. There is no such thing as White culture or a Black culture. There is only American Culture, race color doesn't mean a darn. I love this country and I love people of the United States of America. I have met people from all over who don't care about what color someone is or isn't. What we do care about is that you treat them the way you want to be treated. Whether they were white black Latino Asian Indian it didn't mean a darn to me. All I know is that they loved me and I loved them because we were all Americans. Nobody had a monopoly on wealth, or on anything that the politicians use to separate us. We despised idiots, laziness, racists, yes, of any color. Racists come in all shapes sizes and colors. Just like rednecks. I'm Black and I am proud but I'm also about as Country as they come and I am very proud of that. Call me a Redneck, don't care, because that is just who I am. My mother always told me. Bern, do not let people tell you that you can't do this or that because you are this or you are that. She would say, that's stupid because if the Lord put it here for one, he put it here for all. Son, you live in America and you can choose to do whatever you want but don't you ever come back here using excuses if you don't make it. Racists, Bigots, mean and evil people come in all shapes sizes and colors. Don't you ever allow anyone to categorize you. You always do what is right, you find you a woman who loves the Lord. I don't care what color she is. You hunt, you fish, you do whatever you want. Don't you ever feel alone because the Lord is with you. God has His people in strategic places everywhere. I have taught you right since you were a little boy. You know who Robert E Lee is, you know who George Carver, Medgar Evers, Dwight Eisenhower, Frédérick Dougas, etc. She would say how you live in the greatest country ever and it was my job to learn what it meant to be a true Republican and why so many Blacks left. I'm sorry, this is what this Toby Keith song does to me. It sparks an American gene that I just think of all of the people who have given their lives so that we could remain free. And as someone who is Black, I am humbled to know that, never in the history of this world did a country fight a war to totally abolish slavery forever. Not only that, but gave those same people that were formally enslaved the same rights and freedoms. The problem is most people in this country don't have a clue about post Civil War. The most amazing thing to me is that I really, really, fell in love with this country when I discovered that Bkacks had every right and freedom that we do today. Many will argue, and those are exactly the people that I have no respect for. I became an American Soldier because I am an American and I proudly stood by my bothers and my sisters. If I could do it again I would. Why? Because I'm an American. That's what Americans do. We stand up for what's right. Heck, I don't want to die but if by my dying I could help preserve the America I grew up in, I would do it.
I Retired after 20 years in the Military. I love this Country I felt it was an Honor and Privilege to serve my Country. The Anthem and the Flag still give me a Sense of Pride to be an American. Even though I'm 100% Disabled through the VA because of being injured while serving I would GLADLY & PROUDLY serve AGAIN
No Toby Keith did not serve but his dad did he served in the Army. Toby says that in his song Courtesy of the red, white and blue. ( which he wrote about 9/11 and it was how he thought his dad would feel about what happened that day. Cause he lost his dad earlier in March of that year in a car crash). Toby played for the troops whenever he could and never profited off them if any money made he gave it to charity he never kept it. He is a true Patriot. He has others like "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue", "Call a Marine" , "Happy birthday America", " Ballad of Balad" give these a listen to start with and I'll send you more.
He didn't serve. His father did. He wrote a song called Courtesy of the Red White and Blue right after 9-11 and honors his father in the song. Every spring for two weeks he went to other countries on a USO tour to perform and help keep up moral for our troops. 200 and some shows. An amazing Patriot. The song I mentioned is the best Patriotic song I've ever heard. Losing Toby is a huge loss. An amazing man. He did 11 USO trips.
I cried when I found out he passed away. I grew up with his songs and losing him is a huge loss for sure.
RIP Toby! Your music lives on! Legend!
Thanks to the soldiers and their families who sacrificed as well.
My favorite scene is the soldier who kisses his cross and faces death head on! That is what I see in my mind when thinking of our soldiers. Though they are afraid, they face it head on. True courage under fire!
Forgive me but I have got to vent. This song always moves me because I believe in it so much. He didn't sing about White America, Black America, Asian America, and the list goes on. He said AMERICAN SOLDIER. We come from different states, different backgrounds, different colors and different creeds. This is what .makes America special. I'm retired military and I am so sick of how we have allowed these politicians and people who hate America to drive a wedge in between brothers and sisters.
I saw so many coffins draped with the American Flag. It always bothered me until one day it hit me. It hit me so hard that I couldn't contain .myself. Our people had a very bad day in Afghanistan one day. I caught the plane that were bringing the coffins back and as I went upstairs I looked down the cargo bay and I counted 16 flag draped coffins. I first became angry because I think of the race hustlers and the people who hate for no other reason than skin color. I looked at the young troop who was with me and I asked him sternly, which of these heroes are Black, which are White, or Latino? He looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, Ssgt Thomas, now I understand you. It doesn't matter. I replied, exactly, because they are all Americans who have families and friends who love them. Some may have wives and kids. There is nothing as great an insult to them than to have people who have never served or think they are smarter or better than these. Worst, the idiots who all they care about is race. Do you actually think I give a darn what color these boys are? Heck no I don't because they are my brothers who lost their lives for some chuckwagon to sit back and bash our country?
No sir, get it right. This is about America. I love this country and I love my brothers and sisters who understand that it's about America, not some skin color or some gender garbage.
This is what pisses me off with so many people, Blacks especially. Do people actually realize what these men and women gave up to become America? What they gave up in 1812, Spanish American War, the Civil War?
Many of these men gave all they had, gave their wealth, even sacrificed their own families. They went even when they knew they wouldn't return. They went even when they knew it would spell certain doom to their wives and children, everything they had worked so hard to accumulate. But all we ever hear about is slavery, racist this, racist that. I'm sick of that crap because it is no greater insult to the men who gave all they had that we might be made free. How could I not be willing to lay my life down for the country that believed in freedom so much that they tore themselves in two.
Today is no different. It's a fact of life, there are racists and bigots and they come in all shapes sizes and colors. This Marxist BS about how Blacks can't be racist because Blacks don't own anything or are not in charge. That is one of the singular most idiotic lies that I have ever heard.
Understand that there are men out there whose names we will never know, who we may never know existed laid down their lives for me. If only 1 person did it, it is still worth my own life and all that I have.
America is America. There is no such thing as White culture or a Black culture. There is only American Culture, race color doesn't mean a darn.
I love this country and I love people of the United States of America. I have met people from all over who don't care about what color someone is or isn't. What we do care about is that you treat them the way you want to be treated. Whether they were white black Latino Asian Indian it didn't mean a darn to me. All I know is that they loved me and I loved them because we were all Americans. Nobody had a monopoly on wealth, or on anything that the politicians use to separate us. We despised idiots, laziness, racists, yes, of any color. Racists come in all shapes sizes and colors. Just like rednecks. I'm Black and I am proud but I'm also about as Country as they come and I am very proud of that. Call me a Redneck, don't care, because that is just who I am. My mother always told me. Bern, do not let people tell you that you can't do this or that because you are this or you are that. She would say, that's stupid because if the Lord put it here for one, he put it here for all. Son, you live in America and you can choose to do whatever you want but don't you ever come back here using excuses if you don't make it. Racists, Bigots, mean and evil people come in all shapes sizes and colors. Don't you ever allow anyone to categorize you. You always do what is right, you find you a woman who loves the Lord. I don't care what color she is. You hunt, you fish, you do whatever you want. Don't you ever feel alone because the Lord is with you. God has His people in strategic places everywhere. I have taught you right since you were a little boy. You know who Robert E Lee is, you know who George Carver, Medgar Evers, Dwight Eisenhower, Frédérick Dougas, etc. She would say how you live in the greatest country ever and it was my job to learn what it meant to be a true Republican and why so many Blacks left.
I'm sorry, this is what this Toby Keith song does to me. It sparks an American gene that I just think of all of the people who have given their lives so that we could remain free. And as someone who is Black, I am humbled to know that, never in the history of this world did a country fight a war to totally abolish slavery forever. Not only that, but gave those same people that were formally enslaved the same rights and freedoms.
The problem is most people in this country don't have a clue about post Civil War. The most amazing thing to me is that I really, really, fell in love with this country when I discovered that Bkacks had every right and freedom that we do today. Many will argue, and those are exactly the people that I have no respect for.
I became an American Soldier because I am an American and I proudly stood by my bothers and my sisters. If I could do it again I would. Why? Because I'm an American. That's what Americans do. We stand up for what's right. Heck, I don't want to die but if by my dying I could help preserve the America I grew up in, I would do it.
Thank you so much for your service. Rest in peace Toby Keith.
I Retired after 20 years in the Military. I love this Country I felt it was an Honor and Privilege to serve my Country. The Anthem and the Flag still give me a Sense of Pride to be an American. Even though I'm 100% Disabled through the VA because of being injured while serving I would GLADLY & PROUDLY serve AGAIN
No Toby Keith did not serve but his dad did he served in the Army. Toby says that in his song Courtesy of the red, white and blue. ( which he wrote about 9/11 and it was how he thought his dad would feel about what happened that day. Cause he lost his dad earlier in March of that year in a car crash). Toby played for the troops whenever he could and never profited off them if any money made he gave it to charity he never kept it. He is a true Patriot. He has others like "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue", "Call a Marine" , "Happy birthday America", " Ballad of Balad" give these a listen to start with and I'll send you more.
RIP my favorite cowboy 😢
Toby's father served but toby served in his own way by doing roughly 200 USO tours some in combat zones
Please play scarecrow in the garden by.Chris Stapleton.thanks Vonnie.
I hoping the Marines the day after this song came out lol
Craig Morgan is one ya should check out he did serve and is again serving
This why kneeling for our National Anthem is so disrespectful.
He never served he just respected us for serving
Toby didn’t but his dad did
I'm so sorry you were bored to the point of yawning. Maybe next war you can bring something of interest to the table.
Amen. Rest in peace Toby. Thank you to our soldiers always and forever.