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Army Brass Still Holds Vietnam Protest Against Joan Baez

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From a New York Times editorial: "Last Friday, John Mellencamp gave a concert for injured soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Ms. Baez, a friend who'd been invited by Mr. Mellencamp, did not. She was barred by Army brass. What is astounding is that somebody apparently could not get past the image of willowy Joan singing 'Blowin' in the Wind' nearly 40 years ago."
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