PARTNER WITH THE WAR FOLLOWED ME HOME INITIATIVE
I did not create The War Followed Me Home Initiative to sell music.
I created it because I know what it is like for the war to follow you home, and I believe these songs may help another veteran realize that somebody else understands what they are going through.
The music is free to listen to, download, and share. My goal is simple: get it into the hands—and ears—of veterans who may need it.
That is where partners can make a difference.
I am interested in hearing from veteran organizations, VA programs, PTSD and mental-health programs, suicide-prevention organizations, hospitals and healthcare providers, nonprofit organizations, community groups, media organizations, music companies, sponsors, and others who believe this music could help reach veterans and their families.
Partnership does not have to mean money.
It could mean sharing the album with veterans you serve. It could mean placing information about the Initiative in a VA facility, veterans center, hospital, counseling program, or community organization. It could mean helping distribute physical copies of the album. It could mean helping spread the word through your website, newsletter, radio station, podcast, social media, or other outreach.
For companies and sponsors that would like to help financially, support could also help with producing and distributing CDs, vinyl records, portable media, printed materials, and other resources that can be provided to veterans at no cost.
I am open to ideas.
If your organization sees a way we might work together, I would genuinely like to hear from you.
My hope is that somewhere, someday, one veteran hears one of these songs at exactly the moment they need it.
If we can help make that happen together, then this Initiative is doing what I created it to do.
Richard “Rick” Gaspa
Founder, The War Followed Me Home Initiative
Vietnam Veteran