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Jun 20, 1968
Jan Howard takes her oldest son, Jimmy Howard, to the Nashville airport as he leaves for deployment in Vietnam. It's the last time she sees him alive
Aug 20, 1968
Jan Howard hauls her son, Corky Howard, to the Nashville airport, where he departs for military deployment in Vietnam. She made the same trip with her eldest son exactly two months prior
Aug 28, 1968
Police combat Vietnam War protesters at Chicago's Grant Park with tear gas during the Democratic National Convention. Among the demonstrators is Peter, Paul & Mary's Peter Yarrow, writer of the country hit "Torn Between Two Lovers"
Oct 4, 1968
Jan Howard records "My Son"--a song dedicated to son Jimmy Howard, who is serving in Vietnam--at Bradley's Barn in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
Oct 30, 1968
Jan Howard's oldest son, Jimmy Howard, is killed in action in Vietnam
Nov 4, 1968
Decca releases Jan Howard's "My Son" just days after the boy she wrote it for, Jimmy Howard, was killed in Vietnam
Jan 9, 1969
Johnny Cash & June Carter perform for American troops at Long Binh Air Force Base in Saigon, Vietnam
Mar 17, 1969
Capitol releases Glen Campbell's "Galveston"--the single and the album
Sep 3, 1969
Roy Acuff returns from his third USO-sponsored tour of American military bases in South Vietnam
Nov 15, 1969
Pete Seeger and 500,000 demonstrators sing "Give Peace A Chance" in a Vietnam War protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Earl Scruggs Revue--with Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Charlie Daniels--plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Also appearing: John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary
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