Recently award-winning country music star Toby Keith spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.  At the end of his speech, he made a “shout out” to the Soldiers of the 314th Public Affairs Operations Center.

In case you don’t know what a “shout out” is, here is how it is described on Wikipedia:  a greeting or acknowledgment of a person, group, or organization of significance. It is often done as a sign of respect, synonymous with “giving props”. 

Mr. Keith (or does he prefer to be called Toby?) has a long history of patriotism and giving props to the military and the United States, evidenced by his recording, “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.”   He takes time at concerts to honor members of the military (and speeches at the National Press Club).

Although he said in a 2007 interview that he was not a supporter of the Iraq War, he went on to say he has always been and will continue to support U.S. troops.  He also said, “I don’t apologize for being patriotic… If there is something socially incorrect about being patriotic and supporting your troops, then they can kiss my #&% on that, because I’m not going to budge on that at all.”

Click here for the shout out.

On behalf of the Soldiers of the 314th PAOC, thank you Mr. Keith for the shout out — and for standing firm on your support for us and the things we defend!