Here’s How It Works:

Submission:

• Veterans are invited to submit poetry, stories, and songs at Warrior Songs events or through the website.
• Veterans retain all rights to their original material.
• Identities are kept confidential if desired by the veteran.

Selection:

• Warrior Songs selects material that represents important issues faced by veterans and has the potential to be converted into songs.
• Selections span all genres of music to reflect the diverse military population.

Songwriting:

• A team of songwriters designated by Warrior Songs collaborates to transform the selected submissions into musical arrangements.
• Whenever possible, military veteran songwriters are included in this process.
• Submitting veterans are consulted during the process, and the final creation must be approved by the submitting veteran.
• Veterans retain the right to retract their submission up to the point when the songwriter becomes involved.

Recording:

• Songs are recorded in a professional recording studio to create a compilation CD.
• Whenever possible, military veteran musicians are involved in recording, producing, and promoting the CDs.

Release:

• The final product is a full-length CD released to the public.
• CDs are given free of charge to veterans and sold online and at events to fund future volumes.

Warrior Songs - 10-Year, 10-CD Plan

Complete

• 2016: If You Have to Ask… Warrior Songs Vol. 1 - Veterans (nondescript)
• 2018: Women at War: Warrior Songs Vol. 2 - Women Veterans
• 2021: The Last Thing We Ever Do: Warrior Songs Vol. 3 – Vietnam Era Veterans

In Production

• 2026: BIPOC Veterans: Warrior Songs Vol. 4 - Veterans of Color
  • Black Veterans: Warrior Songs Vol. 4 – Black, African, Afro-Caribbean
  • Native and Indigenous Voices: Warrior Songs Vol. 5 – Native & Indigenous Veterans
  • Veterans of Color: Warrior Songs Vol. 6 – LatinX, Asian, Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, Other

Planning and Committee Building

• 2027: Collateral Damage: Warrior Songs Vol. 7 – Family and Support
• 2028: Broken, One Each: Warrior Songs Vol. 8 – Injured & Disabled Veterans
• 2029: Rainbow Warriors: Warrior Songs Vol. 9 - LGBTQ Veterans
• 2030: Tales from The Combat Zone: Warrior Songs Vol. 10 – Combat Veterans (all eras)
• 2031: Reconciliation: Survivors of US Wars Speak: Warrior Songs Vol. 11