Operation Song

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.

Mike Cowger served as an aircraft mechanic in many locations including Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Germany, Guam and Vietnam.

Army Veteran Marty Gillahan deployed to Iraq in the early 2000s and flew missions transporting troops and supplies in 2004 and 2005.

Daniell, an Army Veteran, worked with professional writer, Angela Kaset at the VA Women’s Health Care Center to produce her song titled “My Singing Voice."

Army Veteran Sean Niquette served during the Iraq war and partnered with Operation Song to write, “West Point to Arlington.”

Daniel served as an assaultman and served in Iraq. In “Breathe In, Breathe Out”, Daniel describes many of the challenges he faced during his service. The

U.S. Army Physician Assistant Scott Sullivan served from 1997 to 2006 and took part in Operation Song.

Operation Song is a music-based therapy program that helps Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder heal through music .