More needs to be done to help younger veterans in job hunt - MilitaryTimes.com

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Operation: Sound Off! on Inside Music Row March 19th

We're pleased to announce that Inside Music Row will feature a segment on Operation: Sound Off! and will air on March 19th at 8:30pm central, on CW 58.  This segment features Marine Corps Iraq veteral and OSO artist, Dustin Wilkes.  Please tune in!

OSO Supports Operation Troop Aid

 

One of the mission objectives for Operation: Sound Off! is to support and collaborate with other organizations that support our service men and women.  For those of you who are not familiar with Operation Troop Aid (OTA), we want to bring this wonderful organization to your attention.  OTA, created by Navy veteran Mark Woods, provides care packages to our service men and women deployed around the world. 

 

OTA has been going strong for six years now and is constantly expanding.  Mark has wonderful plans to grow the non-profit to include a Bill Assistance program to help those military folks having financial problems, a Wounded program to provide specialized assistance to those with physical impairments, and a Music Therapy program to use the healing powers of music to help rehabilitate those with issues that are not so easily seen.

 

Perhaps the biggest goal for OTA is an actual Troop-Aid Concert, much like the Farm-Aid and Live-Aid concerts that have become such a tradition, to help raise awareness to the ever growing need to support our troops that are all too often forgotten after their service is over.

 

Please visit www.OperationTroopAid.org to learn more and support the worthy cause.  Thank you.

Kix Brooks Interviews Operation: Sound Off!

Operation: Sound Off! wants to thank Kix Brooks and everyone at American Country Countdown for having OSO's Robert Reynolds and Sal Gonzalez in the studio yesterday for an interview. The interview covered the overall OSO project, it's current KickStarter Campaign, and on Sal's service with the Marine Corps and exciting music career. Sal, of course, rendered an amazing performance of his song, "Heroes".

So "Thanks Kix, and everyone at ACC!"

Operation: Sound Off! This Week

It's a big week for Operation: Sound Off! We kick off the week with OSO Artist, Brent Ellis, featured on Billy Block's Local's Only show, LIVE from Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville. The show will be broadcast live tonight at 7pm central on 103 FM in Nashville and also live on the web at http://www.103wdkf.com/. Please tune in!

Tomorrow, OSO founder Robert Reynolds and OSO Artist, Sal Gonzalez, will be featured guests on America's Country Countdown with Kix Brooks. The air date for this interview has not been announced, but you can be sure we will let you know as soon as we do.

On Thursday, February 10th, you'll be able to hear OSO founder, Robert Reynolds, and OSO Arist, Dustin Wilkes, on WSM's, Bill Cody show, LIVE on 650 AM in Nashville. Of course, you can listen LIVE online at http://www.wsmonline.com/.

OSO is still in the early stage of its KickStarter.com fund raising campaign. We encourage you to visit our campaign at http://kickstarter.operationsoundoff.com/ and pledge your contribution to our cause. As you know, you can earn some really great rewards for your donation. And you will not be charged unless we meet our goal by April 20th! Also, thank you for spreading the word, the links, and the widgets on your Facebook, Twitter, and other Online destinations.

Again, thank you for your support and for your continued support of our Troops!

OSO Artist, Crystal Guzman, Talks About Her Service and Her Music

Operation: Sound Off! artist, Crystal Guzman, was interviewed recently for Kathy Harris' Divine Detour blog (www.DivineDetour.com). It's a wonderful insight into her service and her passion for music. Here's an excerpt:

"... I have never stopped playing music, but my commitment to following my passion has come and gone with waves of excitement and disappointment. My experiences as a nurse in the military served to strengthen and renew my passion for music, because they gave me something meaningful to sing about. Until very recently, I never talked about my experiences in Iraq, because I didn’t think many people would want to hear or could even grasp some of the ‘not-so-pleasant’ things I would have to say. However, I found out early on that I could write and sing about my experiences without it feeling ‘too personal’, and, as a result, music has been instrumental in helping me move forward and heal both mentally and emotionally.

I would have to say that my deployment to Iraq was an unexpected detour in my life that has turned out to be a positive experience. Without my experiences in the military, I wouldn’t understand the sacrifices that our military men, women, and families make on a daily basis, or have ever gotten involved with Operation: Sound Off! This ‘detour’ has lit a passion within me for helping our troops find ways to cope and for increasing awareness about the many diverse needs of our veterans and their families. When I found out about Operation: Sound Off!, I was instantly on board with its mission..."

For the full article, click here. You'll be glad you did.

For more articles and information about Kathy Harris and Divine Detour, visit http://www.divinedetour.com/.