HOOAH, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, operates under the general direction of an all volunteer National Board of Directors. HOOAH has supporting all-volunteer chapters operating in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, and Tennessee with committees and volunteers in many...
At The Heroes Journey, we are a 501C3 of Warriors and Civilians with a passion for storytelling. We work directly with veterans, first responders, and their families to help them find their voice, and then tell their own hero’s journey in their...
Operation Angel Wing (OPAW) is a direct action, non-profit organization that provides immediate and long-term assistance to those who serve or have served our communities and great Nation and now suffer from their own scars. Our ability to connect to our heroes...
I have come to understand that the pain we endure in the face of trauma (be it through events, loss, or whatever else in this world breaks our hearts and leaves scars upon us), so often becomes a dominant force within our individual existence. It’s the nature of it....
This is the most vulnerable song for me on this album. It’s just me and one guitar track, exactly as I originally wrote the song, almost as if I were playing it beside a campfire for those closest to me (which, in truth, is how all this began). I’ve already explained...
I wrote this song while deployed to Iraq in the late summer of 2010. I started it not long after we arrived “in-country”, and kind of hit a wall about half way through it—so I put it on the shelf for a while. We got pretty busy and I leaned my guitar up against the...
The idea for Red Bird was born while I was doing mission work deep in the heart of Appalachia, and inspired by an old Irish blessing. At the time, I was working alongside some of the most resilient, rugged and talented people you will ever meet who just happen to live...
In early 2015 I attended a funeral for a man that I had served with for many years. He was a highly decorated Vietnam Veteran, a mentor to many of us in our military unit, and had become an Army Chaplain along the path of his military service. Half way through the...
Refuge from the storm was a long, solid look over my shoulder. I was looking back at the ground I’ve covered, the lessons learned and the world I’ve experienced to this point. It is about the simple moments that mean so much, the raw and beautiful truth that...