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    • Aug 17, 1990
    "You can take that poison gas and stick it in your sassafras": In response to Iran's invasion of Kuwait, Hank Williams Jr. records "Don't Give Us A Reason." Some radio stations are airing it within a week
    Nov 27, 1990
    Garth Brooks, Gary Chapman and Amy Grant start loading cassettes for U.S. servicemen poised for the Gulf War. Nashville labels donated more than $1.5 million worth of pre-recorded music
    Dec 19, 1990
    Tammy Wynette and Joe Diffie perform at the Fort Campbell Army Post in Kentucky in the first show given for families of the soldiers stationed in the Middle East in what becomes the Gulf War
    Dec 23, 1990
    Buoyed by his anthem "You've Got To Stand For Something," Aaron Tippin flies to Saudi Arabia to perform for American servicemen who would find themselves embroiled in the Gulf War
    Jan 12, 1991
    Aaron Tippin performs "You've Got To Stand For Something" on "Bob Hope's Christmas Cheer From Saudi Arabia," an NBC special with The Pointer Sisters, Marie Osmond and Johnny Bench
    Jan 16, 1991
    War breaks out in the Persian Gulf, five months after Iraq rolled over Kuwait. Country radio stations begin playing Waylon Jennings' "The Eagle"
    Feb 23, 1991
    George Jones, Johnny Cash, William Lee Golden, Minnie Pearl, Mark Collie and Baillie & The Boys perform in Nashville's Centennial Park in a salute to American troops in Operation Desert Storm
    Apr 3, 1991
    Randy Travis debuts "Point Of Light"--written by Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler at the request of president George Bush--on the CBS-TV special "The All-Star Salute To Our Troops." Also appearing: Barbara Mandrell, Gary Morris, K.T. Oslin, Ray Stevens, Andy Griffith and Tony Orlando 
    Apr 5, 1991
    Clint Black and Marie Osmond appear on the NBC-TV special "Yellow Ribbon Party" with Bob Hope, Patti LaBelle, Brooke Shields and Ed McMahon
    May 5, 1991
    Lee Greenwood sings "God Bless The U.S.A." during a Red, White And Blue Troop Celebration for 10,000 soldiers and their families at Tampa Stadium



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