Rick Springfield Recalls Killing Someone While on Tour Performing for Troops During Vietnam War
Rick Springfield said the memory still haunts him after he was told a mortar he fired killed a Viet Cong soldier.
- On Sept. 8, rocker Rick Springfield, 77, discussed his Vietnam War trauma during a Joe Rogan Experience podcast episode, recounting his stay at a U.S. Navy encampment in the Marble Mountains near Da Nang.
- While performing for troops at age 17 during the Vietnam War, Springfield sought shelter in a radio shack during an attack, describing the chaotic experience as feeling "like the movies."
- Springfield recalled being encouraged to fire a mortar launcher, later learning he had hit a Viet Cong soldier when told, "Hey, you got one!" He noted he "could have easily lost a hand" loading the weapon.
- Returning home after four months, Springfield carried deep trauma; his mother recalled he jumped at car backfires and had "haunted" eyes, leading him to call it one of his "deepest, darkest secrets."
- Even 50 years later, Springfield responded "I think it's still there" when asked about the trauma, noting he feels the experience happened to "another guy" in "another place" rather than truly healing.
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