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 ARCHIVED TOPIC: American Soldiers Enjoying Banjo Music in Iraq (PBS Interview)


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Clifton Hicks - Posted - 02/28/2022:  03:24:10


Link to Video: youtu.be/bn_xV7K2I1M?t=895



(Banjo discussion starts at 14:55)





"As a teenager watching the 9/11 attacks, Clifton Hicks remembers that it was 'our Pearl Harbor moment.' He joined the army as an M1 Abrams tank specialist and deployed to Germany, Kuwait, and finally to Iraq. There, his experiences in combat convinced him that what he was doing wasn’t glamorous or honorable. He earned the enmity of many of his colleagues by speaking out against the war. Then he made the risky decision to try and get out of the army as a conscientious objector.



"Hicks' story is the seventh episode in a new podcast series, American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories."

Don Borchelt - Posted - 03/02/2022:  16:42:10


I just finished listening to the whole podcast.  I apologize to Clifton for saying so, if need be, but I would strongly recommend doing the same, and not starting halfway through. 



youtu.be/bn_xV7K2I1M

BrooksMT - Posted - 03/07/2022:  01:15:51


That was a powerful and thoughtful video, Clifton. Thank you for posting. And thanks to Don Borchelt for his suggestion to watch the whole video.

ceemonster - Posted - 03/10/2022:  04:33:14


I didn't see anything in the original post that seemed to try to keep people from watching the whole thing, or try to hide that the banjo material was part of a whole. I saw care being taken to post appropriately in this forum by noting where the banjo material was.


Edited by - ceemonster on 03/10/2022 04:33:42

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