"...If you live without passion, you can go through life without leaving any footprints." - Betty White. Hear how 3 Army spouses are leaving their footprints through their passion for music. Heidi Ackerman and Deidra Lee Stubbs, members of the American Military Spouses Choir share how music has connected military families and brought healing and happiness through their choral performances. Victoria McAdoo wraps up the episode sharing her experience writing Lima Oscar Victor Echo with Operation Song and her inspiration behind the song. To learn more please check out their websites linked in the resource section below. 
 
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Host: Holly Dailey, AUSA’s Director of Family Readiness

 
Guests: 
Maria McConville, Spouse of the Chief of Staff of the Army
Alexandra Grinston, Spouse of the Sergeant Major of the Army
Heidi Ackerman, American Military Spouses Choir Director
Deidra Lee Stubbs, American Military Spouses Choir Member
Victoria McAdoo, Lima Oscar Victor Echo Songwriter 

 
Resources: 
 
Center for American Military Music and Opportunities (CAMMO)
Website: https://www.cammomusic.org/
 
Operation Song
Website: https://www.operationsong.org/
 
 
Social Media Platforms:
 
Center for American Military Music and Opportunities (CAMMO)
Twitter: @cammo_music 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cammomusic/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cammomusic
 
American Military Spouse Choir (AMSC)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americanmilitaryspouseschoir/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanMilitarySpousesChoir
 
Operation Song
Twitter: @operationsong
Instagram: @operationsong
Facebook: @OperationSong
 
 
Music Credits:
 
American Military Spouses Choir, “Fleet Week Follies: Digital Edition,” Bitta Mostofi, Anna Chlumsky, Waterwell Productions, Inc., 23 May 2020, New York City, video, 7:29, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkCGUKx0N8s.
 
Dell Ramsdell, vocalist, Victoria Vanderberg and Cindy Morgan, writers, “Lima Oscar Victor Echo (LOVE),” Operation Song, 2020, music video, 3:08, https://subsplash.com/operationsong/media/mi/+ssrhdz4.