Veterans reflect on the songs that kept them going. What music or song kept you going, Soldiers?

In honor of Veterans Day the American Statesman interviewed active-duty soldiers and veterans from the Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam wars about the role music plays in their lives. On Austin360Radio.com, you can hear those interviews today, as well as the songs that are special to the soldiers. The interviews run every hour at 20 minutes past the hour with a one-hour special at 6 p.m.

When one soldier, Staff Sgt. James Cooper, 42, begins to miss his wife and his children back home at Fort Hood, he puts on some Lou Rawls -- "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" -- and his mind drifts away from the harsh realities of the war in Afghanistan.

For Dylan Chambers, 26, an Austin Community College student who served two tours in Iraq, hard-core metal music helped prepare him for missions that included providing convoy security for troops during the height of the Iraqi violence. Texas heavy metal band Pantera, in particular, helped the Dallas born soldier get through the war. "It definitely helps get you in the right mindset if you need a little boost," he said. "Pantera would get me ready to do something a little crazier."