by Taylor MacEwen | Apr 4, 2024 | Stories
Years after Don Navor retired from his 21-year military career, he and his wife, Kathleen, decided to walk El Camino — the 500-mile pilgrimage draws those hungry for clarity, or a sense of meditative purposefulness, particularly as you write down your ‘porque’...
by Jordyn Hay | Mar 21, 2024 | Stories
All life happens between an inhale and an exhale… Admittedly, I did not come up with that quote. I found it printed on the inside of a chocolate wrapper at a SW:S retreat. I saved the wrapper, thinking I’d add it to my journal, but months later, I found it at the...
by SWS | Mar 19, 2024 | Press Release
NASHVILLE, TN (August 1, 2022) – SongwritingWith:Soldiers (SW:S) has announced a slate of concerts in New York, NY; Boston, MA; and Luckenbach, TX to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The three shows will feature hit songwriters including Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman,...
by SWS | Mar 19, 2024 | Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE V3GATE FOUNDATION HOSTS SONGWRITINGWITH:SOLDIERS FUNDRAISER NASHVILLE, TN (January 10, 2023) – The V3Gate Foundation, whose primary goal is to support the U.S. military community and other charitable organizations, hosted a fundraiser on...
by SWS | Mar 19, 2024 | Press Release
Nashville, TN – March 19, 2024 – SongwritingWith:Soldiers is pleased to announce the addition of three board members, Pepper Evans, Suzanne Hogan, and Collin McMillan. Evans, Hogan, and McMillan will lend their expertise to further the organization’s mission of...
by SWS | Mar 3, 2024 | Reflections on Strengths
The power of music is undeniable. Sharing music with others gives it even greater power, and using it to create an emotional connection between returning service members and civilians is critical to what we do. At every retreat, participants leave with their own...
by SWS | Feb 25, 2024 | The Power of Connections
One of the most powerful things about making connections is that they continue to bear fruit long after the seeds are sown and can crop up in unexpected places. A remarkable example of this is how longtime SW:S supporter, Danette (Kelly) Smith, reconnected with her...
by SWS | Feb 19, 2024 | Reflections on Strengths
There is strength that comes with working collaboratively. It requires opening your mind and heart to different realities and possibilities. This requires comfort with uncertainty; in its essence, building partnerships is a creative process. This is at the core of...
by SWS | Feb 11, 2024 | Reflections on Creativity
“This profoundly changed my life and I can’t put my finger on exactly what it was. I guess maybe just knowing that I could express myself in a way that’s musical, or you know, just taking that layer of sludge off the top…and that just wears it...
by SWS | Feb 4, 2024 | Reflections on Strengths
Tyler Magerkurth, West Point Class of 2010 Graduate, Division 1 College Tennis Varsity Letter Winner, High School State Champion, social club leader, and my son, came back from his US Army deployment in Afghanistan in 2013, a changed man. Why? Why would one of the...