Guitars For Vets (G4V) is a nonprofit organization that teaches guitar to veterans who are referred by doctors. The veterans gather each week for a few hours of guitar lessons. The program, opened ...

Patrick Nettesheim (left) and Dan Van Buskirk founded Guitars for Vets in 2007. Since then, the program has graduated more than 6,000 wounded veterans and provided more than 60,000 guitar lessons.

Guitars for Vets, with over 100 chapters across the United States, started a chapter at the beginning of this month at the American Legion Post 507 building in Newhall next to the Old Town ...

It was 2004 in war-torn Iraq. "I was just scared for a little bit," said Anthony Rath, a veteran. Then, 24-year-old Rath made a bucket list. "Top of my bucket list was to learn how to play guitar.

Strumming from Coast to Coast100 Veterans, 1000 lessons OTTAWA, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guitars for Vets Canada, a program of Veterans Emergency Transition Services Canada (VETS Canada ...

The waitlist at Guitars for Vets is long and volunteer instructors with musical ability are needed. Volunteers can work for one hour per day, one day a week for about 10 weeks at a time to teach ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The healing power of music: That’s the idea behind Guitars for Vets. Every Wednesday, veterans meet at the American Legion Boat and Canoe Club in Grand Rapids.

The program offers ten free guitar lessons and provides guitars at no cost. “We’ve had probably close to 100 veterans come through the program here in Grand Rapids,” Dave said.

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Friday was graduation day for veterans in the 10-week Guitars for Vets program. Skip to content. NOWCAST KETV NewsWatch 7 at 10:00. Watch on Demand Menu. Search; Homepage; Local News ...

Take 10 lessons and get a guitar. Sounds good. But it is more than that for some local U.S. veterans. The results may be a sense of calm, peace of mind or perhaps a joyous chord.