Veteran brings calm to soldiers through her song

Veteran brings calm to soldiers through song - by News Channel 8's Crystal Haynes

By News Channel 8's Crystal Haynes
Posted March 18, 2008
4:15 PM

(WTNH) _ Staff sergeant Doreen Head fought in the Army National Guard for 21 years. She then fought to get adjusted here at home. And now, she's helping other servicemen to do the same through song.

From the front lines to her front porch, veteran Doreen Head has seen a lot. Especially in her last tour in Germany, which served as the last stop for soldiers returning home from Iraq.

"We seen a lot of the soldiers come back from Iraq to Germany because that was their stopping point before they'd come back home," Head said. "A lot of them were really messed up psychologically. You know we did the best that we could to comfort them."

In her tough transition from soldier, to mother and wife, Head found comfort in music. She put experiences on the front line, and behind it, into a song. It's called "More than you know."

"It just takes me places where I want to be," Head said. "Its like a calming. Music is just calming to me." Head continues by saying, "Trying to deal with everyday life -- it's not easy at all. Because my mind is still back in Germany and over in Iraq with my fellow comrades over there."

Staff Sergeant Head hopes the song will help fellow servicemen the way it has for her. And she's working on distributing it among troops in active duty. "I hope it's a wonderful affect. I hope they feel what I felt when I produced that song."

"I was over there 15 months by myself," Head noted. "It was difficult to try to mainstream yourself back into a family life. It's really tough, trying to be a mother, trying to be a wife."
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