Jimi Hendrix 82nd Airborne

[Alpha Leader]

A friend of mine told me that guitar legend Jimi Hendrix did serivce in 82nd Airborne,and that he went to Vietnam.
Doe`s anyone of you know if that is true?

Iam just wondering,maybe there are som photos of him in uniform,etc...

[NcDeuce]

I was told that he was once a member of the 101st Airborne Division back in the early 1960s.

[Beowulf]

heard the same thing but about 101st...can't verify though.

[Alpha Leader]

Born in Seattle, Washington
he followed a medical discharge from the 101st,(from a broken ankle after a parachute jump).

Source :http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Jimi%20Hendrix

Thanks for helping guys ;)


Guess he dindt fight in Vietnam tuogh,my friend ows me some pints.harrrrharrrr

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Yeah I heard he was in Airborne not sure which unit though, I also heard that John Denver was a Green Beret not sure if this true but his publicist's went to great lengths to discredit the story time and time again.

[Alpha Leader]

Yeah I heard he was in Airborne not sure which unit though, I also heard that John Denver was a Green Beret not sure if this true but his publicist's went to great lengths to discredit the story time and time again.

Check this thread:http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/denver.htm

rofl

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Yeah I heard he was in Airborne not sure which unit though, I also heard that John Denver was a Green Beret not sure if this true but his publicist's went to great lengths to discredit the story time and time again.

Check this thread:http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/denver.htm

rofl
So its all a crock of **** then. :lol:

[wulfstan]

I am a massive Hendrix fan, and he was in the Airbourne divisions, but not sure which unit, and he didn't go to Vietnam due to a spinal injury he picked up during training etc...

[Alpha Leader]

I am a massive Hendrix fan, and he was in the Airbourne divisions, but not sure which unit, and he didn't go to Vietnam due to a spinal injury he picked up during training etc...


Check it out.
"Born in Seattle, Washington
he followed a medical discharge from the 101st,(from a broken ankle after a parachute jump)."

Source :http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Jimi%20Hendrix

[wulfstan]

I am a massive Hendrix fan, and he was in the Airbourne divisions, but not sure which unit, and he didn't go to Vietnam due to a spinal injury he picked up during training etc...


Check it out.
"Born in Seattle, Washington
he followed a medical discharge from the 101st,(from a broken ankle after a parachute jump)."

Source :http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Jimi%20Hendrix

Doh! OK, I am a large Hendrix fan, i meant to look it up in one of the books i have but then i couldn't be bothered with it...

[Fintin]

due to having lost two toes in a lawn mower accident

see all the cool kids are cutting stuff off

[AFG]

wasnt Mr. Rodgers a Vietnam Sniper lol?

[Fintin]

i heard bob barker was the first person to join SF all the way back in WWI

[Fiber]

A documentary I saw about the great, late legend said he was opposing the Vietnam war, but after serving changed his mind.

[GrantT]

late legend said he was opposing the Vietnam war, but after serving changed his mind.

Wasn't it the other way round? He opposed the vietnam war after serving.