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    • Jul 3, 1950
    The USS Valley Forge launches the first carrier air strike of the Korean War. Among the crewmen on the ship is Scotty Moore, future guitarist for Elvis Presley
    Jul 26, 1950
    Jimmie Osborne records "God Please Protect America" in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Sep 20, 1950
    With the Korean War raging, Tex Ritter records "Daddy's Last Letter" in Los Angeles
    Nov 2, 1950
    Former Grand Ole Opry star Asher Sizemore loses his son. Charles "Buddy Boy" Sizemore goes missing in action in the Korean War
    Feb 24, 1951
    Guitarist Tommy Tomlinson enlists in the U.S. Marines. He will play on the war-related Johnny Horton hits "The Battle Of New Orleans" and "Sink The Bismarck"
    Apr 20, 1951
    Gene Autry records "Old Soldiers Never Die," a song inspired by a Douglas MacArthur speech, to honor those who served in World War II and the Korean War
    May 21, 1951
    Columbia releases Gene Autry's "Old Soldiers Never Die"
    Nov 30, 1951
    Ernest Tubb records "Missing In Action" during an afternoon session at Nashville's Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel
    Dec 24, 1951
    Decca releases Ernest Tubb's "Missing In Action"
    May 6, 1952
    Major Walter Harris' plane is shot down over China during the Korean War. Daughter Emmylou Harris is unaware if her father is even alive for the next 16 months while he's tortured as a prisoner of war



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