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>> what began as a hundred day mission -- >> the longest war. >> -- war in american history. >> weve been living it for 15 years. >> i was 10, 1970, i guess. i saw john wayne and the green berets, and i thought, man, yeah. >> they all seem to think that because my dad joined that it was natural for me to join. but that wasnt the case. i went to go see a movie. >> funny thing. fella takes one of these into battle and carries a strange sense of guilt all the rest of his life. >> i figured everythi...

Years. >> i was 10, 1970, i guess. i saw john wayne and the green berets, and i thought, man, yeah. >> they all seem to think that because my dad joined that it was natural for me to join. but that wasnt the case. i went to go see a movie. >> funny thing. fella takes one of these into battle and carries a strange sense of guilt all the rest of his life. >> i figured everything else ive done in the army hadnt been all that hard for me. i figured how hard could it be.

Years. >> its been 1970 i guess. i saw john wayne and green raies. i thought, man, yeah, they all seem to think because my dad joined it was natural for me to join. but that wasnt the case. i went to go see a movie. >> funny thing it falls into battle and carries a strange sense of guilt all the rest of my life. >> everything else hadnt been all that hard. i figured it could be.

And we knew that we were going to have to protect the white house. there was a lot of discussion about using troops, directly facing the demonstrators, which i felt could lead to direct confrontations and conflicts. and so it came to me, why dont we do what john wayne did, lets just circle the white house. with buses. not wagons but with buses. which is what we did. >> so did you want to be on the side of jane fonda or john wayne? my parents chose john wayne. and therefore, they were for nixon a...

Constantly around the country and building up a fan base. ♪ blame it all on my roots ♪ i showed up in boots and ruined your black tie affair ♪ >> when they asked people their favorite singer, number one in the nation was garth brooks. are you surprised by that? >> yes, sir. i guess my family knew they were going to be asking the questions and got there before they did ♪ i got friends in low places where the whisky drowns and the beer chases my blues away ♪ >> living in mississippi, cou...

A lot-people think it was the right thing to do, john, and actually in the middle of a hurricane, even though it was a friday evening, i assumed the ratings would be higher than normal, the hurricane was just started, and i put out i had pardoned as we call -- say, sheriff joe. >> president trump speaking yesterday before his trip to texas today. hes in the air right now. the disaster in texas not interrupting a wave of new reports that involve the russia investigation. nbc news talked with thre...

John wayne with the yellow bandanna coming over the hor rison for us. yesterday i drove through my community and anybody standing outside, i wbt and talked to them to let them know it may be four to six weeks before we get any type of electricity. >> four to six weeks. >> no water, food, sewer, or electricity. we dont have anything right now. >> i know you cant see a monitor, but we are watching from richmond, texas, four children who appear to have just been rescued, being taken off a boat and ...

One second this lady is up there with them. brian: if you have that much money you definitely dont need overdraft on your checking. steve: he it wasnt quick pick. she used peoples birthdays in her family and power ball the number four she thought friday night, four of us get together for dinner. im going to pick four. ainsley: they say your chances are better if you pick your number. steve: and use them week after week. good news for her. meanwhile, john wayne portrayed lieutenant colonel benjam...

>> hes been described as a cross between john wayne and mick jagger. the looks of a cowboy and moves of a rock n roll star. >> it sounded like rock & roll. guitars. >> thats what people liked about rock shows, everybody singing along. >> the acts became less twangy that expanded their audience. artists like george strait or brooks & dunn, plenty of acts worked their way up and became massive. >> over the last two years country music has taken over the airwaves and record charts with over $2 bill...

And ruined your black-tie affair ♪ >> when they asked people their favorite singer, number one in the nation was garth brooks. are you surprised sfwhi? >> yes, sir. i guess my family knew they would be asking the questions and got there before they did. ♪ where the whiskey drowns and the beer chases my blues away ♪ >> living in mississippi, country was a huge part of my life, and it was all because of garth brooks. the first time i ever saw him in concert, i was probably 10 or 11 years old...