My 14 year old daughter (Taylor) is working on a video documentary for National History Day. Her documentary is titled "The Vietnam War's Effects on American Music". She is interested in responses from veterans, and I told her that there are many of you here at DailyKos. I'm hoping that some of you might be able to respond to two questions she has asked me to post. With your approval, she would like to incorporate text from some of your comments in her video documentary.
Taylor's documentary combines some great music and images from the Vietnam era. The music she has selected consists of sampled clips from "War" (Edwin Starr), "For What It's Worth" (Buffalo Springfield), "Sky Pilot" (The Animals), "Unknown Soldier" (The Doors), and "Ballad of the Green Berets" (Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler and Robin Moore). Responses don't have to relate to those specific songs, but she's focusing on the protest/anti-war music that defines the era.
The two questions she has asked me to post are:
- "Were you for or against the protest/anti-war music of that time?"
- "How did the music of that era influence you, personally, during the war?"
Thanks in advance to any Kossacks who are able to participate. Taylor will be available to interact and respond for the next few hours. (She's a brand new baby Kossack, but will have to respond under my username today because of the standard new account restriction.)