WARRIORS FIND PEACE THROUGH MUSIC
Willy Pete is a network of musicians, artists, teachers and songwriters committed to sharing their talent and skills to Entertain, Encourage and Equip the American military community.
Willy Pete is a network of musicians, artists, teachers and songwriters committed to sharing their talent and skills to Entertain, Encourage and Equip the American military community.
Since its beginning in 2010, Willy Pete's network of musicians has grown from 6 to almost 100. They have visited 23 military installations, performing 306 free concerts in front of over 100,000 members of the US Military Community in the US and Europe.
Encourage
Willy Pete enlists talented professionals as well as top-notch amateur musicians and artists. Our conviction is rooted in the belief that our troops deserve excellence and the most dynamic presentations.
Willy Pete frequently teams up with organizations like the USO, Wounded Warrior Project, MWR, American Red Cross, and more to put on exciting concerts and events. Whether performing for a small group of 20 soldiers in a Warrior Transition Unit or entertaining 8,000 military members on Independence Day, our goal is to deliver our finest performance and bring a sense of home and hope to the warriors, troops, and their families.
EQUIP
Willy Pete firmly believes in the transformative power of music, recognizing its potential to enrich lives and facilitate healing.
Whether crafting a song, learning to play an instrument, or utilizing music as a medium for healing, we believe that music can play a significant role in aiding and enhancing the well-being of our warriors.
Many of the troops who bravely serve our country return with significant wounds. PTSD, depression, physical & emotional wounds takes a toll on the morale and emotional health of the wounded and has even increased the suicide rate among our warriors to historic levels.
We deploy programs such as SONGCRAFT, SONIC REMEDIES, Join The Band and Music Therapy to aid warriors in their healing journey.
ENDORSEMENTS
“It is indeed a pleasure to work with professionals whose sole agenda is to support the troops with amazing music! Can’t thank you enough for caring and sharing… “
Carolyn Harris
Regional Vice President
USO - Pacific
"We are truly grateful for the time that you spent entertaining the service members at my USO center here in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. In particular, you did an outstanding job at the CASF USO on Ramstein, the Ramstein Passenger Terminal USO, and the Warrior Center USO at the Landstuhl hospital. Your performances at all of these locations made quite an impact on the service members."
Konrad E. Braun
Director
USO Kaiserslautern, Germany
"Willy Pete band members.........."BZ!". In Navy terminology Bravo Zulu means "Well done!" And you did that today.
Thx for playing on the hospital wards today at Landstuhl, our wounded appreciated the music......you guys ROCK!"
Richard K. Gallagher
Vice Admiral
United States Military Representative
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee
"Willy Pete completely ROCKED our folks at NAWCTSD & NSA Orlando for our Town Hall and our Christmas Party! We are amazed at the incredible servants' hearts all the members of the band have, putting their all into each performance and creating true Americana in song. We look forward to bringing them back as often as we can! Fight On!"
CAPT Steve "Snak" Nakagawa, US Navy
Executive Officer
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
and Naval Support Activity Orlando
"If your school ever has an opportunity to host Doug Pierce and his band, I would highly recommend them. They came to Ramstein High School in early 2010 and performed for an action packed hour for an enthusiastic volunteer student audience. They performed several familiar tunes, some prepared, some by request, and successfully elicited student audience participation. They have a message of hope for the family members of the military community we serve."
Greg Hatch
Principal
Ramstein High School
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
“As a manager at LRMC, I’ve escorted many distinguished visitors to include politicians, athletes and musicians. The only people I’ve ever seen make a significant impact on the patients was Doug Pierce and his band. I facilitated them through 15 [full-up] concerts for approximately 2,000 service members! The energy, patriotism & dedication to the military family far exceeded anything I’ve seen during my 16 years in the Air Force. Every single day was nearly an 18 hour day…they love us and want to make a difference!”
Timothy Peter Carentz
SMSgt
USAF
"I first became acquainted with CRUCIBLE artist/musician, Doug Pierce through his music while deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2005. Doug and his band sent free CDs to deployed members and I acquired one. It was a great joy to have the CD. In fact, at a later deployment I can say his music was a significant outlet for me to relieve deployment stresses. A couple years later I met Doug and the band as they performed for the military community of Kalserslautem Germany and at the Landstuhl Regional Military Hospital.
In such a turbulent world with so many unknowns, what a gift it is that our fellow countrymen are willing to serve military members who provide them the freedoms they enjoy!"
Bill Kimbley
Retired USAF Master Sergeant
Carolyn Harris
Regional Vice President
USO - Pacific
"We are truly grateful for the time that you spent entertaining the service members at my USO center here in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. In particular, you did an outstanding job at the CASF USO on Ramstein, the Ramstein Passenger Terminal USO, and the Warrior Center USO at the Landstuhl hospital. Your performances at all of these locations made quite an impact on the service members."
Konrad E. Braun
Director
USO Kaiserslautern, Germany
"Willy Pete band members.........."BZ!". In Navy terminology Bravo Zulu means "Well done!" And you did that today.
Thx for playing on the hospital wards today at Landstuhl, our wounded appreciated the music......you guys ROCK!"
Richard K. Gallagher
Vice Admiral
United States Military Representative
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee
"Willy Pete completely ROCKED our folks at NAWCTSD & NSA Orlando for our Town Hall and our Christmas Party! We are amazed at the incredible servants' hearts all the members of the band have, putting their all into each performance and creating true Americana in song. We look forward to bringing them back as often as we can! Fight On!"
CAPT Steve "Snak" Nakagawa, US Navy
Executive Officer
Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division
and Naval Support Activity Orlando
"If your school ever has an opportunity to host Doug Pierce and his band, I would highly recommend them. They came to Ramstein High School in early 2010 and performed for an action packed hour for an enthusiastic volunteer student audience. They performed several familiar tunes, some prepared, some by request, and successfully elicited student audience participation. They have a message of hope for the family members of the military community we serve."
Greg Hatch
Principal
Ramstein High School
Ramstein Air Base, Germany
“As a manager at LRMC, I’ve escorted many distinguished visitors to include politicians, athletes and musicians. The only people I’ve ever seen make a significant impact on the patients was Doug Pierce and his band. I facilitated them through 15 [full-up] concerts for approximately 2,000 service members! The energy, patriotism & dedication to the military family far exceeded anything I’ve seen during my 16 years in the Air Force. Every single day was nearly an 18 hour day…they love us and want to make a difference!”
Timothy Peter Carentz
SMSgt
USAF
"I first became acquainted with CRUCIBLE artist/musician, Doug Pierce through his music while deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2005. Doug and his band sent free CDs to deployed members and I acquired one. It was a great joy to have the CD. In fact, at a later deployment I can say his music was a significant outlet for me to relieve deployment stresses. A couple years later I met Doug and the band as they performed for the military community of Kalserslautem Germany and at the Landstuhl Regional Military Hospital.
In such a turbulent world with so many unknowns, what a gift it is that our fellow countrymen are willing to serve military members who provide them the freedoms they enjoy!"
Bill Kimbley
Retired USAF Master Sergeant