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The Story Of"SISTER SOLDIER"
Hello….and thank you for visiting the Official "Sister Soldier" Song MySpace site. My name is Jeff Hirschtick.also known to my family and friends as Uncle Music. I would like to briefly describe some of the circumstances surrounding the creation of the "Sister Soldier" project.
In early 2004, I started thinking about composing a song that would be dedicated to, and about our women in the military. I wanted to bring some attention to all of the wonderfully dedicated female Americans who have volunteered to serve in some capacity in one of the branches of our United States Armed Forces during these perilous times.
Since the beginning of the war in Iraq, a number of "soldier songs" have been written, recorded, and heard on the radio. All of these tunes have been about the motivation, actions, feelings, and experiences of our brave, committed male soldiers. However, there has not been one single song written and recorded about the motivation, actions, feelings, and experiences of our equally brave and committed female soldiers. I wanted to rectify this situation.
Unfortunately, try as I might, I was not able to come up with a compelling concept for this song.a song I was convinced I had to write. I used various approaches and tried a number of different ideas, but nothing worked. It seemed that this song did not want to be written.
I became very frustrated, and I decided to put the project to rest for awhile. I would renew my efforts at a later date, when, maybe, inspiration would find me.
A couple of months passed, and then, in April of 2004, I happened to read a newspaper article accounting the moving story of the Witmer sisters of New Berlin, Wisconsin.Rachel Witmer and her twin sisters Charity and Michelle Witmer.
These young ladies were not only sisters.but they were also sister soldiers! All three sisters had enlisted in the Army National Guard, and after going through basic training, they found themselves stationed together, on the ground in Iraq.
Michelle "Shelly" Witmer, 20, worked as a combat lifesaver. She was assigned to a police station in one of the toughest, most dangerous neighborhoods of Baghdad. Tragically, on April 9, 2004, Michelle was fatally wounded when the convoy she was traveling in drove into an ambush.
Needless to say, I was extremely affected upon learning of the death of this
brave young American woman, and of the painful impact of her loss on her surviving sisters and the rest of her family.
Also. with much sadness. I realized that I finally had found the inspiration for my song. I would call it "Sister Soldier."
Although Michelle Witmer's death was tragic and painful, I felt very strongly that I did not want to produce a mournful song. My tribute to Michelle, her sisters, and all of the rest of our women in uniform would be positive and upbeat.a tune that, instead of bringing a tear to your eye, would make you want to stand up and shout!
Quickly writing much of the song, I was forced to once again put it's completion on the back burner for a lengthy period of time because of other projects and commitments. Finally, I was able to finish "Sister Soldier" with the valued help of my writing partners and friends, the always exciting and entertaining "New Queen Of Rockabilly," Ms. Vikki Lee,
and the immensely talented Barry Keenan, producer, recording artist, and co-founder of the new indie label East Of Sideways Music.
The recording of the track soon came together thanks to Barry Keenan's masterful production, and the outstanding contributions of all of our wonderful musicians.vocalist Randy Crenshaw, and the group Buckskin.
Once again I would like to thank you for coming to our web site and downloading your "free" MP3 copy of our song.
Just remember. every time you listen to "Sister Soldier". every time you tell somebody about "Sister Soldier". or every time you direct someone to our site to download their own copy of "Sister Soldier".you are also honoring all of our sister soldiers.all of our daughters, wives, and girlfriends.mothers, aunts, nieces.and sisters.serving around the world, side by side their fellow male GIs.working, fighting, and sometimes dying, in order defend this country! May all of them return home safely and soon.
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