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60s Country Singer Jan Howard On Her Sons, Vietnam War, & Protestors In Ken Burns Film
Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:40 pm
Many people will get this, others just wont get it.
From Ken Burns’ Country Music film...
Two of Howard’s three sons enlisted in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. In “My Son,” she recounted her favorite memories with her oldest son, James, when he was a child. Soon after, James was killed when his armored personnel carrier hit a landmine. Her middle son returned from Vietnam, but the youngest, David, was traumatized by his brother’s death and later killed himself.
HOWARD: “So, the Vietnam War took two. It was...a horrible war.”
Soon after James’ death, an anti-war protester went to Howard’s home and asked her to join a demonstration in Memphis. Howard declined.
HOWARD: “I said, ‘One of the reasons he died was so you’d have the right in this country, so go ahead and demonstrate. Have at it,’ I said, ‘No, I won’t be joining you. But I tell you what...if you ever ring my doorbell again, I will blow your damn head off with a .367 Magnum.”
From Ken Burns’ Country Music film...
Two of Howard’s three sons enlisted in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. In “My Son,” she recounted her favorite memories with her oldest son, James, when he was a child. Soon after, James was killed when his armored personnel carrier hit a landmine. Her middle son returned from Vietnam, but the youngest, David, was traumatized by his brother’s death and later killed himself.
HOWARD: “So, the Vietnam War took two. It was...a horrible war.”
Soon after James’ death, an anti-war protester went to Howard’s home and asked her to join a demonstration in Memphis. Howard declined.
HOWARD: “I said, ‘One of the reasons he died was so you’d have the right in this country, so go ahead and demonstrate. Have at it,’ I said, ‘No, I won’t be joining you. But I tell you what...if you ever ring my doorbell again, I will blow your damn head off with a .367 Magnum.”
This post was edited on 7/15/21 at 10:42 pm
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Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:41 pm to LuckyTiger
quote:
But I tell you what...if you ever ring my doorbell again, I will blow your damn head off with a .367 Magnum.”
You go!
Posted on 7/15/21 at 10:44 pm to LuckyTiger
You never know when that extra 1/100 of a magnum will be needed 
Posted on 7/15/21 at 11:25 pm to LuckyTiger
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