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Song of the Day

Song of the Day. Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” Released in 1968. 1968. Down in Eutaw, Alabama in 1965 A young man about 21 no different than you or I He’s catchin ’ catfish and gettin ’ drunk But Uncle Sam called, he called him up Sent him out to Vietnam

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Song of the Day

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  1. Song of the Day Jimi Hendrix “All Along the Watchtower” Released in 1968

  2. 1968

  3. Down in Eutaw, Alabama in 1965 A young man about 21 no different than you or I He’s catchin’ catfish and gettin’ drunk But Uncle Sam called, he called him up Sent him out to Vietnam That young man, got his life turned upside down Turned his smile into a frown Robbed that king of his crown For an ideal he didn’t even know about

  4. He was gamblin’ at the wagon When that Army man showed up And he flashed that pen and paper And ol’ Flukie, he signed up There’s gonna be a big time in the jungle Gonna be a firefight, gonna be a rumble Send me out to Vietnam

  5. I’ll fight ten men I got nothin’ left in the states for me I wanna see the world, you see I know that Uncle Sam needs me To fight for an ideal I know nothin’ about

  6. Oh, the drop point was dusty And the drill sergeant was loud And he could not see the corpses For the raging dust cloud Grab your duffle bags, head for the checkpoint Welcome to Vietnam, boys You’re in for a hell of a fight

  7. Take it from the ones who know The army moves slow Hurry up and wait, don’t sleep late Learn to hate your brother Before you hate your foe On patrol out in the rice fields Them choppers flew low

  8. Glancing for the hand signal To tell you where to go Then the bombs started fallin’ And they pounded his brain And he thought about Eutaw And who was to blame For sendin’ him to Vietnam

  9. 16. Tet Offensive Tet= Vietnamese Lunar New Year • Coordinated attack on over 40 South Vietnamese cities and American targets by the North Vietnamese • Vietcong intended to occupy cities until local population joined their cause • American and South Vietnamese forces repel the attack • Ends any American hope of a quick victory in Vietnam

  10. Tet Offensive

  11. 17. My Lai Massacre • 3/16/68: Frustrated American troops kill 500 unarmed civilians in town of My Lai • American public doesn’t learn of incident until almost two years later • Increased pressure on President Nixon to end the war

  12. Warning: The next few slides are graphic. Look at your own risk…

  13. My Lai

  14. My Lai

  15. My Lai

  16. 18. LBJ Doesn’t Seek Reelection • His popularity shot as a result of the stalemate in Vietnam, Johnson decides not to run for a second full term in 1968 • http://youtu.be/dDTBnsqxZ3k

  17. 18. LBJ Doesn’t Seek Reelection • Robert F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphrey vie for the nomination of the Democrats June 1968: Robert Kennedy is assassinated by SirhanSirhan, a Palestinian sympathizer who felt betrayed by Kennedy’s support of Israel

  18. 18. LBJ Doesn’t Seek Reelection

  19. 18. LBJ Doesn’t Seek Reelection • The Democrats nominate VP Hubert Humphrey • George Wallace runs as a third party candidate

  20. 19. Nixon Wins in ‘68 • Former VP Richard Nixon (R-CA) takes advantage of a split Democratic vote to defeat VP Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) and Gov. George Wallace (I-AL) • Nixon appeals to voters concerned about protesters in the streets and rising crime levels; promises to restore “law and order”

  21. Nixon Wins

  22. 20. Violence at Kent State • National Guardsmen respond to student protests at Kent State University in Ohio • Students throw rocks and bottles • Several guardsmen fire on student protesters • 4 students are shot and killed

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