Meet the Stay Strong Nation Team

L.A. Keith Crosby L.A. Keith Crosby  President of Stay Strong Nation, "Stay Strong" Composer and Executive Producer

Keith Crosby is a native of Maryland who showed his musical aptitude at an early age, beginning to play the drums when he was only 5. He joined the Army in 1968 and saw active duty in Vietnam. After leaving the service, he moved to Hawaii and helped form the group Future Shock, which had success on the military circuit. A maintenance worker, Crosby has been a prolific composer since the age of 20. His CD "You Don't Need Love That Bad" was recorded to bring greater awareness to domestic violence.

Gresford Lewishall Gresford Lewishall  Vice President of Stay Strong Nation, "Stay Strong" Executive Producer

Gresford "Lewis" Lewishall is a native of Jamaica who moved to the U.S. in 1978, winding up in Hawaii in 1990. In addition to driving a tour bus on Maui, he has been an active music promoter, working primarily with such reggae artists as Gregory Issacs. Lewishall and L.A. Keith Crosby have also collaborated on a CD to bring awareness to issues surrounding domestic violence and were instrumental in a campaign to gain greater attention for the nene, Hawaii's endangered state bird. Together they formed Boo you back Productions to produce CDs in 2007.

Mychael Mychael  "Stay Strong" Songwriter and Performer, Creative Director of Stay Strong Nation

Mychael is a native of Chicago, IL but began his recording career on the island of Maui. Nominated for the Best Hip-Hop Album at the 2006 Hawaii Academy of Recording Artists Awards in the first year of the category's existence, Mychael was instrumental in growing and spreading rap music throughout the state. He was the first local hip-hop artist to gain major rotation on Hawaiian urban format radio stations. Now living back in Chicago, Mychael is busy putting together a new solo project. "Stay Strong" represents his plea to all Americans to support our soldiers in combat regardless of their political views.

Melissa Cramblett Born 6 May 1975 in Portland, Oregon, Melissa Cramblett graduated from High School in June 1992. She decided to join the U.S. Army after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks. She wanted to serve her country with Pride, Honor, Dignity and Respect. In November 2002, Melissa graduated Basic Training and A.I.T. at Ft Lenardwood, MO. Upon completion she was assigned to 28th Transportation Battalion, Mannheim, Germany, where she then volunteered to go to Iraq with 66th Transportation Company and the 1st Infantry Division. SSG Cramblett, was injured during her military service and is now disabled. She returned back to the United States with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, loss of hearing and other complications from physical trauma. She continues to work for and support our nation's troops at the Portland, Oregon Recruiting Battalion and through StayStrongNation.org and The Wounded Warrior Mentor Program. She's a single mother of two lovely daughters Ashley and Savannah.

Charles Cook Charles A. Cook, Jr.  "Stay Strong" Vocalist

Charles Cook is the vocalist on the Stay Strong soundtrack and was born into a military family in Wurzburg, Germany. His long career in the United States Air Force offered him the opportunity to audition for the "Tops in Blue," a traveling USAF entertainment group. In order to win the audition, Charles spent months expanding his knowledge of musical genres in order to impress the judges and get invited to join the team in 2003. His tour began at the start of Military Operations "Enduring Freedom" (the war on Afghanistan) and Iraqi Freedom (the war on Iraq) and took him into Baghdad, Kosovo, Bosnia and Cuba, delivering a message of hope and encouragement that he felt the soldiers so desperately needed. At the end of his tour, Charles had a sense of pride that was beyond words.

Charles retired from Military Active Duty on December 15, 2006 and moved to Maui Hawaii to be with his parents and sisters. He also has two sons and a daughter from his marriage to his high school sweetheart. Charles has performed on the hit TV show "Hawaii Stars," where he was a finalist. In addition to his work with StayStrongNation.org, Charles is Cultural Activities Manager for the Ka'anapali Beach Club.

Major Supporters of Stay Stay Nation & Our Service Members

Dane Iorg Dane Iorg  2-Time MLB World Series Champion

Every little boy who picks up a baseball bat dreams of winning the World Series someday. For Dane Iorg, this dream came true—twice. The NCAA All-American was a first-round draft pick in 1971. Dane then worked his way through the minors before becoming a part of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1977, and by 1981, he was leading the Cards with a .327 batting average.

In the next year's World Series against Milwaukee, Dane batted an impressive .529, earning nine hits in 17 at-bats, en route to the Cardinal's championship. Three years later, Dane found himself in the World Series again—this time playing for the Kansas City Royals and batting against his former team. Facing elimination in Game 6, Dane brought in the winning runs to keep the series alive. The Royals won Game 7, and Dane earned his second World Series ring.

Additional Accomplishments:

• NCAA All-American 1971
• Made it to the Major Leagues 1977
• Batted .529 in the '82 World Series
• Game-winning hit in Game 6 of the '85 World Series 		• First-round draft pick 1971
• Led '81 St. Louis Cardinals in batting
• W.S. Championship with '82 St. Louis Cardinals
• W.S. Championship with '85 Kansas City Royals