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These Veterans Are Making Music Stars Out of Our Nation’s Heroes | Operation Encore

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#scottyhasting #scottyhastingmusic #ImAmerica Operation Encore is a nonprofit that supports veterans who are musicians through artist development, professional recording opportunities and industry-focused education services. Cofounders Erik and Rob met in Air Force ROTC and kept in touch wherever their careers took them. When they both found themselves working on veteran’s issues in Washington, D.C., they encountered many misperceptions about veterans. The friends felt a call to show the fulfilling lives veterans can live after their military service and help bridge the civilian-military divide. Rob is a talented musician, and the pair decided to work together to help veterans find passion and fulfillment through music. Scotty Hasting is one of the veteran artists involved in Operation Encore. Scotty survived a traumatic experience during his military career and discovered the therapeutic benefits of music, which allowed him to be creati …...more
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These Veterans Are Making Music Stars Out of Our Nation’s Heroes | Operation Encore
#scottyhasting #scottyhastingmusic #ImAmerica Operation Encore is a nonprofit that supports veterans who are musicians through artist development, professional recording opportunities and industry-focused education services. Cofounders Erik and Rob met in Air Force ROTC and kept in touch wherever their careers took them. When they both found themselves working on veteran’s issues in Washington, D.C., they encountered many misperceptions about veterans. The friends felt a call to show the fulfilling lives veterans can live after their military service and help bridge the civilian-military divide. Rob is a talented musician, and the pair decided to work together to help veterans find passion and fulfillment through music. Scotty Hasting is one of the veteran artists involved in Operation Encore. Scotty survived a traumatic experience during his military career and discovered the therapeutic benefits of music, which allowed him to be creative, connect and tell his stories through his songs. His latest single, "How Do You Choose, "reflects his thoughts and experiences in the Army. Operation Encore has helped 31 veteran artists produce over 100 singles. On Veterans Day, we invite you to watch this video and learn about one of many organizations that strive to support and advocate for veterans and their lives after the military. If you want to be notified of stories like Operation Encore, please SUBSCRIBE to our channel:    / @aarp   Watch more REPORTING FOR DUTY stories here:    • Reporting for Duty   Subscribe to the AARP Veteran Report here: https://www.aarp.org/vetreport For more information, visit: https://www.aarp.org/VetsHealthNavigator Please consider supporting more content like this by becoming an AARP member: https://www.aarp.org/becomeamember
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CONNECT with AARP Online: Visit us: http://aarp.org Like us on Facebook:   / aarp   AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping people ages 50 and older improve their quality of life as they age. With over 38 million members and growing, we lead positive social change through our extensive product offerings and services. #aarp #veteranstories #reportingforduty #veteransday CHAPTERS 00:00 Operation Encore 00:51 How Operation Encore Started 02:16 Advocating for Veterans 03:21 Scotty Hasting 04:12 Music Therapy for Veterans 04:54 Supporting Veteran Musicians 06:03 How Do You Choose Backstory 07:15 Telling Veteran Stories Through Music

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