On Wednesday, Sept. 19, hard rockers Drowning Pool stormed the nation’s capital, though the date was not part of any concert tour. Instead of taking the stage to pound out their signature screams and raucous riffs, the group of Mike Luce, C.J. Pierce, Ryan McCombs and Stevie Benton stood with U.S. Representative Jim Moran (D – Va.) and members of the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America on the terrace of the Cannon House Office Building to support the Lane Evans Mental Health Care Reform Bill. The measure, part of the band’s “This Is For the Soldiers” initiative, is designed to provide expanded mental health care coverage and mandatory screening for veterans returning home after serving their country.
