The Killing That Still Haunts Rick Springfield
The 77-year-old told Joe Rogan he threw a mortar in 1968 that hit someone during a troops performance.
Rick Springfield has told Joe Rogan on his podcast that he accidentally killed a man in Vietnam in 1968. The singer was performing for American troops with his band when an attack forced them into bunkers.
Springfield was in a radio shack throwing mortars when one hit someone nearby. Soldiers told him the next day you got one.
The incident still weighs heavily on him, he told Rogan. He called it the hardest thing he brought back from the war, something he struggles to accept even now.
Why it mattersA major celebrity opens up about accidental death in combat, sparking reflection on war's human cost.
AustraliaRick Springfield is a familiar figure in Australia; the revelation may reignite local interest in his music and legacy.
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