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    • 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
    Nov 18, 1952
    Faron Young is inducted into the Army, at $87.50 monthly. During his two-year stint, he performs on 200 radio stations weekly with Special Services
    Jan 19, 1953
    Elvis Presley registers for the military draft, as required by law
    Apr 2, 1953
    Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow arrive back in Nashville after a trip to Korea to entertain American troops in the war. During their travel, Tubb discovered the North Koreans are using a re-worded version of his song, "Soldier's Last Letter," as propaganda
    Sep 20, 1953
    Roy Acuff kicks off a one-month tour of Pacific military bases, sponsored by the USO, just two months after the close of the Korean War. Moon Mullican sits in with the Smoky Mountain Boys
    Oct 18, 1953
    While stationed in Germany with the Air Force, Johnny Cash makes his first trip to Paris, where he takes in the Eiffel Tower and views the Mona Lisa
    Oct 20, 1953
    Roy Acuff closes a one-month USO tour of the Pacific, where he performed for soldiers in Korea and Japan, among other locations. Moon Mullican also took part as a member of Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys
    Mar 24, 1954
    Guitar player Tommy Tomlinson receives an honorable discharge after serving for three years with the Marines during the Korean War. Tomlinson suffered injuries to both his legs during his service
    Jul 3, 1954
    Johnny Cash is discharged from the U.S. Air Force at Fort Kilmer, New Jersey
    Nov 10, 1954
    The Iwo Jima Memorial, the world's largest bronze statue, is dedicated in Washington, D.C. Attending is Ira Hayes, one of the flagbearers depicted in the monument. Hayes will die two months later, inspiring the Johnny Cash hit "The Ballad Of Ira Hayes"



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