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— Unknown
This catalog contains more than 500 songs. To find a song that might resonate with you as a shared story,
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Retreat | Year | Song Title | Branch | Conflict | Groups | Theme | Participant Writer |
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Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | We Were Watched Over | Air Force | Other | All Female, Military Family | Combat | Dustin Wright |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | Freedom Song | Navy | Afghanistan | Military Spouse | Female Veteran, Strength | Winni Smith |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | I Found What I've Been Missing | Marines | Desert Storm | All Female | Love/Friendship/Brotherhood | Chris Chirico, Albert Merrifield |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | Secrets | Army, Marines | Other | EOD | Strength | Kathleen Long |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | Involuntary Erection | Marines, Coast Guard | Desert Storm, Post 9/11, Other | Military Family | Family Perspective | Palermo Deschamp |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | Illustrated Man | Army, Navy, Air Force | Iraq | Gold Star | Coming Home, Family Perspective | Dustin Crites |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | I'm Not Supposed To be Here | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard | Vietnam War | All Female, EOD | Combat, Family Perspective, Strength | Chris Chirco |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | I'm A Soldier | Marines | WWII, Korean War | All Female, Military Family | Family Perspective | Palermo Deschamp |
Cedarbrake April 2013 | 2013 | Be Right Here, Right Now | Army | Afghanistan, Other | Military Spouse | Combat, Female Veteran, Strength | Nikki Shaw, Dustin Wright |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Me Perdi | Army | Vietnam War | Military Spouse | Love/Friendship/Brotherhood | Jaime Santiago |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Heavy Weapons | Coast Guard | Iraq, Afghanistan | All Female | Female Veteran | Scott McRae |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | The Dream | Air Force, Marines | Desert Storm | Military Family, Military Spouse | Combat | Scott McRae |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Can't Break Me Now | Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard | Post 9/11 | All Female | Coming Home, Family Perspective | Tamera Dillard, Kelli Miller |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Why Not Me | Coast Guard | Desert Storm, Post 9/11, Iraq | Military Family, Military Spouse | Love/Friendship/Brotherhood, Female Veteran | Fatuma Salim-Shirazy |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Half Horse Town | Navy, Coast Guard | Desert Storm, Post 9/11 | Gold Star | Coming Home, Love/Friendship/Brotherhood, Strength | Nikki Shaw |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | I Had Wheels | Air Force, Marines | WWII, Korean War | Gold Star, Military Family, Military Spouse | Family Perspective, Strength | Josh Hartman |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Calling Home | Air Force, Marines | Afghanistan | Gold Star, Military Family | Combat, Coming Home, Family Perspective | Eustacio Obregon |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | Blackout | Navy | Korean War | Military Spouse | Love/Friendship/Brotherhood | Nikki Shaw |
Cedarbrake October 2012 | 2012 | The Soldier Game | Army | WWII | EOD | Strength | Josh Hartman, Eustacio Obregon, Scott McRae |

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