He was a devoted supporter of the United Service Organizations (USO).
When it came to his intense feeling of patriotism, the “How Do You Like Me Now?!” singer lived up to his words. He took seriously his responsibility to visit an active combat zone and cheer up military personnel.
Krystal Keith, Toby’s daughter, told News that although her father was happy for her to join him on stage, he wouldn’t allow her to go on any of the USO tours.
I pleaded with them to let me go, although it was really risky.
Krystal remarked, “He went into, like, dad mode.” He was like, “No, no, I’m going to do some really important work, and no, my kid isn’t—this isn’t something where— In order for you to go experience this, I’m going to put you in risk.
“Then, as I developed as an artist, I was like, ‘Hey, I want to go do those things,’ and he was still like, ‘Hard pass on my daughter going to Afghanistan right now,’ because he had been shot, even though he knew how important it was to him.” His helicopters had been fired upon, after all. When the mortar fire started, he was in the middle of a show.
