During Operation Desert Storm, there was an anthem that came to define the war: Lee Greenwood's country song "God Bless the U.S.A." When Greenwood originally released the song in 1984, it was moderately successful. The song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart July 28, 1984. However, the song took on a renewed life during Operation Desert Storm.
Army Veteran Michael Peterson from Richmond VA Medical Center and nine other Veterans turned their military experiences into songs at a workshop in Nashville presented by nonprofit Operation Song.
"The Last Monday in May," written by Bob Regan and Don Goodman with Veterans from Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, is a tribute to the spirit of Memorial Day.
In her song “Flowers on a Stone”, American War Widow Brittany Lawrence remembers her one true love, Army Captain Joshua Lawrence.
World War I Veterans will be honored during First Colors, a 90-minute virtual, free broadcast 10 a.m. Eastern April 16. Actor Gary Sinise hosts the inaugural flag raising at the Memorial site and virtual program, held only online at https://firstcolors.worldwar1centennial.org/.
Veteran Chuck Ayars retells a story of humanity amidst horror in “Daddy from Maypearl”.
Carl Murphy served in the Korean War, which he feels is not remembered as well as other wars, prompting him to write the song “The Forgotten War.”
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran J.W. Cortés, who became an actor on the TV show "Gotham."
Zarita Croney is an ambassador for the Military Sisterhood Initiative, where she fights to let other female Veterans know they are not alone.
Gary Lima served in a Marine helicopter squadron during the 1974 Cyprus Conflict. His song is to help Veterans with PTSD confront their trauma.
Department of Veterans Affairs and the nonprofit Operation Song launched the first of a series of national music therapy retreats Nov. 14-17 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Celebrated songwriters Bob Regan and Regie Hamm, as well as Bo Cox, the voluntary service specialist at the Chattanooga VA Outpatient Clinic of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, will be singing the theme song at the Parade of Athletes.
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