Rick Springfield Claims He Killed a Man While Entertaining Troops During Vietnam War
He said radio operators confirmed enemy movement before he fired mortars, and he later learned someone died.
- Decades later, Rick Springfield described a disturbing combat encounter from the Vietnam War during a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, recounting an experience that still troubles him.
- The Australian traveled through Vietnam in 1968 to entertain American troops, staying for about four months while Springfield described his youthful mindset as 'John Wayne time.'
- After radio operators reported movement and confirmed no friendlies nearby, Springfield agreed to fire several mortars, recalling the attack: 'It was like the movies.'
- But the reality became heavier after Springfield learned someone had died; he said the memory of throwing a mortar down remained 'a hard place to land.'
- Still, the memory never completely disappeared; acknowledging his inexperience, Springfield said, 'I think it's still there,' reflecting on the persistent trauma from his wartime actions.
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