The Price of Peace

Deployment Ceremonies are never easy. Emotions can be overwhelming as families and friends gather together for their good-byes.

Twelve-year-old Alyssa Gaddis and her sixteen-year-old sister Cassy, of Springfield, IL, know this firsthand. They've been to so many such events because their father, CW5 Jim Gaddis, is the command chief warrant officer of the Illinois Army National Guard. They've felt the power of families being torn apart.

These experience insipired Alyssa to write a song -- a song to lift the spirits of those enduring deployment, a song to inspire courage and hope. Alyssa titled her song "The Price of Peace."

Watch the video here. (tissues recommended)

New Song Each Week

A few years ago the Military Brats Registry began featuring the Military Brat Coin and the Military Wives’ Crest among products for sale in our on-line store. They have become popular favorites. Well, one of the daughters of the creator of those products, an Army Brat, has begun making a little noise of her own. The following is a recent press release describing what she is up to. We at the Military Brats Registry encourage you to visit her website and enjoy her wonderful music. Let her know that we Brats support what she is doing!

PRESS RELEASE:

Singer/Songwriter Heather Renee, posts a NEW song every week for 1 year!!!

As an independent musician based out of Washington, DC; Heather Renee believes in giving back to her fans. When she released her first CD entitled “Pretty Prison” last year, she personally mailed hundreds of free copies to all who requested one. This year she wanted to do something even bigger. She will be posting her music, free of charge, for fans to download from her website at:

http://www.heather-renee.com

She anticipates releasing over 50 original songs by the end of 2008 for listeners around the world to enjoy and collect at no cost.

Already in her 8th week, fans can now download the latest track entitled “PRESSURE.”

Heather Renee encourages her fans to share their personal experiences and voice their opinions about her lyrics in a weekly blog that she posts to accompany every song.

Love is her message and she uses her music to spread it to the world. It is no wonder that hundreds of fans have begun checking in every Monday to hear her latest tracks and share the love.

One fan commented:

“Mondays are my new Fridays thanks to Heather Renee. I look forward to hearing her new music as much as I do the weekend.”
Visit her site today to hear her new song!!!