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Rod Richmond

After The Shock And Awe

Official Video (courtesy Red White And Blue Records 2012)

Rod Richmond and the Belleville-Henderson Central School Chorus

Songwriter
Rod Richmond (BMI 2011)

Directed by
Rod Richmond

Video produced by
Rod Richmond
Betty Richmond
Brett Wasserman
Rich Miller

Video crew
Sillhouette-Art On Video
http://www.artonvideo.com
Brett Wasserman
Rich Miller

Music produced by
Rod Richmond
Gary Sheibler
Buck Jarrell

Music Engineer
Buck Jarrell

Band
Mike Baker acoustic/electric guitar
Ronny McDowell Jr. drums
Buck Jarrell bass
Mike Shrimpf piano/keyboard
Tommy White steel guitar

BGV Nashville
Cyndi Cook

Chorus Director
Renee Scherer

Narrator
Jake Allen

Belleville-Henderson Central School Chorus
Tyler Bast
Krystle Burger
Michael Card
Kylee Dickinson
Cheyenne Dukes
Karen Fargo
Alexandria Farmer
Jordan Fitzgerald
Ashley Hodge
Karlie Maloney
Tryston McManaman
Kristia Otey
Angela Scherer
Elizabeth Scherer
Danielle Simmons

Belleville Henderson Central School Second Grade
Zell Bolton
Makenna Hackett
Kolin Kriner
Hailey Kellar
Ian Forgione
Evan Howard
Riley Sheehey
Brianna Stoner
Ashlynn Agaciewski
Kaitlyn Lindsey
Emma Lee James Bibbins
Ragena Jolene Youngs-Englert
Emily Livingston
Caleb Williams
Alexis Peyton
Kenneth Zehr
Joshua Goodwin
Marissa Shannon
Grace Woolson
Raiden Jakob Stevens
Dawson Reardon
Christopher T. Vaughn
Joshua Salisbury
Raya Maitland
Elaina Sugden
Sophia Buchheit
Jared Bast
Rielee Marie Kiblin
Jacob Fargo
Olivia Soules
Mackenzie Abbott
Joel Zumbach
Neva S. Bettinger
Owen J. Kudar

James L. Goodness (Volunteer Guides for Veterans)

Nashville child voiceovers
Cayden Claiser
Nairyha Claiser



Special Thanks to
The Belleville Henderson Central School
Gary Rhodes for the use of the Alexander Corners Veterans and Pearl Harbor Memorial Park
CNN for stock footage from Iraq and New York City
Jessica Booker Productions for scenes from the 42 Infantry Division end of Tour Video
(Rod Richmond served in the 42nd Division but not on this operation)

Dedications

Throughout the history or our great country, the men and women of the US military have served in the name of making a better place for generations to come. I wrote "After The Shock And Awe" to pay tribute to the veterans who have served in the current wars. Our country owes a debt of gratitude to all veterans of all generations. This is just a small token of our appreciation.

I would be remiss if I did not share the story of the involvement of the Belleville-Henderson Central School with the world. As we were preparing for the video for this song it occurred to me to include the Pledge of Allegiance in the opening lines of the song. We recorded an outline in the studio in Nashville and the stage was set. Big thanks to Cayden and Nairyha who did the original voiceovers. When I contacted The Belleville-Henderson Central School, the response was overwhelming. Mrs. Scherer immediately set to work recruiting students, preparing the chorus, and paving the way for what became an incredibly successful video. Thank you once again to the Mrs. Scherer and the Belleville-Henderson Central School.

As a final note, please remember our veterans every day. Your kind words and actions go a long way. Anything from a simple thank you to wonderful programs like Volunteer Guides For Veterans that cast member James L. Goodness hosts. The Livin In The USA album where this song was first released is once again dedicated to The American Gold Star Mothers. Part of the proceeds from that album and the Star In The Window album are donated to The American Gold Star Mothers.

For more information please visit my website at www.redwhiteandbluerecords.com

I hope you enjoy.
All my best.
Rod Richmond