Introduction/101st Airborne USA [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] a [Music] [Applause] W you you you [Music] [Applause] give it up for the soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division air ladies and Gentlemen please welcome a Trace Adkins Remembers Toby patriot a true country Legend Trace [Applause] Atkin there's not a whole lot left for me to say tonight I don't think [Applause] B I've known Toby for a long time and we tour together several times over the years did a lot of shows together so um I just I just remember that every show he did he always the last thing he said before he walked off the stage was never apologize for being patriotic he said it every night and I knew when he was saying it that it was a challenge to the rest of us but also it was a look inside who Toby Keith was because my God he believed that and and he uh the the love and respect that he had for the men and women that served this country it was marrow deep it it was it was profound it was genuine it was real and I always respected him so much for that it wasn't a show I could talk all night about Toby but I'm just going to say that uh I was proud to have known him and called him a [Applause] friend thanks dog we miss you [Music] American Solider I'm just trying to be a father raise a daughter and a son a l her to the mother everything to everyone up and AD I'm bright and early I'm all business in my suit yeah I'm dressed up for Success from my head down to my boot I don't do do it for the money and there's bills that I can't pay I don't do it for the glory I just do it anyway providing for our futures my [Music] responsibility yeah I'm real good Under Pressure being all that I can be I can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong I just work straight through the holidays sometimes all night long you can bet that I stand ready when the wolf grows at the door hey I'm solid hey I'm Steady Hey I'm true down to the core and I will always do my duty no matter what the cost I know the sacrifice I've counted up the CA Oh and I don't want to die for you but if D to me I bear that cross with honor cuz I don't come free I'm an American Soldier an American beside my brothers and my sister I will proudly take a stand with li in Jeopardy I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front line sleeping peace tonight American Soldier I'm an [Music] American [Music] Soldier an American Soldier an American beside my brothers and my sisters I will boud take a stand in Jeopardy I will always do what's right I'm out here on the front L sleeping peace tonight American Soldier an [Music] [Applause] American woo an [Applause] American an [Music] American [Music] [Applause] solders an American Soldier [Music] never apologize for being patri [Music] [Applause]