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https://linktr.ee/songwritingwithsoldiers Collaborative songwriting fosters trust, connection, and well being. The program offered at no charge to participants.

Professional songwriters collaborate with veterans, active duty service members and their families to write songs based on stories of combat and returning home. We pair Veterans, active-duty service members, and military families with professional songwriters in retreat settings to craft songs about combat and the transition home. Creativity Workshops (photography, video, and more), many led by veterans, spark further engagement. No musical experience is necessary.

08/20/2026

At a SongwritingWith:Soldiers retreat, openness, authentic listening, and connection create space for stories to be shared and heard.

Sometimes, those stories become songs.

08/17/2026

This is what it looks like when a conversation becomes a song.

Trever Fenton — former Marine Gunnery Sergeant — had spent most of his life keeping his true self hidden. Then he sat down with songwriter Marshall Altman at a SW:S retreat. And something long buried finally started to pour out.

“Work in Progress” arrives August 28. Pre-save it now so it’s waiting in your library the moment it drops.

https://sl.cmdshft.com/workinprogress

08/14/2026

For over a decade, veterans have walked into our retreats carrying stories they might not have had words for and they walked out with songs.

This November, those songs are coming together for the first time.

The Power of Being Heard album from SongwritingWith:Soldiers — releases November 6.

This album will feature songs you may have already heard, and new ones. Pre-save the album now and it’ll be waiting in your library the moment it drops.
This album is for every veteran. And for everyone who believes in the power of being heard.

Pre-save now: https://sl.cmdshft.com/TPOBH

08/07/2026

The Purple Heart is awarded to those wounded or lost in service to the United States. It is one of the oldest and most recognized military decorations — and behind every one is a story that changed everything.

Today we honor the recipients. Their sacrifice. Their resilience. And the stories they carry that the world deserves to hear.

08/05/2026

Some songs are written for the living. This one was written for the ones who didn’t make it home — and for the people still carrying them.

“At Ease” was born in a retreat room, where eight veterans sat down with four songwriters and found words for something most people never find words for at all. The loss of brothers and sisters in arms. The ones who came home but couldn’t stay. The silence that follows both.

It is a gentle song about a heavy thing. And it exists because a group of people were brave enough to say it out loud.

Stream “At Ease”: https://sl.cmdshft.com/atease

08/04/2026

Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard — standing watch on the water so the rest of us can stand easy on shore.

Thank you for your service.

08/03/2026

August is Veterans Appreciation Month.

Not just a day. Not just a ceremony. A whole month to slow down, listen, and remember that the people who served this country are still here — still carrying what they brought home, still looking for the words to describe it.

That’s the work we show up for every single day. And this month, we’re grateful for every person who shows up with us.

07/29/2026

A couple weeks ago, we were at Be The People Fest— Nashville’s free community festival connecting volunteers with nonprofits doing real work right here in Middle Tennessee. We got to share our mission, meet new people, and remind anyone who stopped by that there’s a place for them in this community — whether they’re a veteran, a supporter, or someone who just believes stories deserve to be heard.

Thank you Nashville for having us.

07/27/2026

They called it the Forgotten War.

Not because it didn’t matter. Not because the men and women who served didn’t carry it home with them. But because the world moved on before they ever got the chance to put it down.

Seventy-three years ago today, the guns went quiet on the Korean Peninsula. But for so many veterans, the silence that followed was its own kind of weight — years of stories that never found the right room, the right listener, the right words.
That’s what we’re here for. The stories that waited. The voices that deserve to be heard, no matter how long it took to find them.

To every Korean War veteran and their families: we remember. We honor you. And we’re still listening.

07/24/2026

On June 26-29, SW:S partnered with the Boulder Crest Foundation to host a couples retreat at the Boulder Crest Location in Sonoita, Arizona! Here are a few images from their retreat!

The songwriters who created songs with the couples were Danny Myrick, James House, and Lisa Morales.
Stay tuned to hear their songs! We are glad to welcome them to the SW:S Alumni community space!

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http://www.songwritingwithsoldiers.org/

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