Friend of The Corps - Toby Keith - Dead at 62
Toby was a big friend of the U.S. Military, with Songs like “American Soldier“, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)“, and “Call a Marine“. He was also an avid USO supporter who performed for more than 250,000 troops, in 17 countries over 20 years.
![Toby Keith rocks Forward Operating Base Sharana in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province for a surprise concert at the 172nd Infantry Brigade headquarters, April 29, 2007. (U.S. Army/ Spc. Robert Holland) | Average Joe Weekly Toby Keith rocks Forward Operating Base Sharana in Afghanistan's Paktika Province for a surprise concert at the 172nd Infantry Brigade headquarters, April 29, 2007. (U.S. Army/ Spc. Robert Holland)](https://www.averagejoeweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mil-toby-keith-iraq-2007-1200-jpg.webp)
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue
American Soldier
Call a Marine
![A photo of Toby’s USO show on May 17th, 2005 at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, where a portion of his show was taped for the 40th Academy of Country Music Awards. Photo courtesy of the USO. | Average Joe Weekly](https://www.averagejoeweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Toby-and-the-Troops.jpg)
![Toby Keith with Marines on USO tour. | Average Joe Weekly Toby Keith with Marines on USO tour.](https://www.averagejoeweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Toby-and-Marines-jpg.webp)
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Welcome to the Average Joe Weekly blog. This is basically my place on the web where I can help spread some of the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years. I served 10+ years in the Marine Corps on Active Duty, but that was some 25 years ago.