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Ptah

(34,091 posts) Sun Mar 8, 2026, 01:53 PM Sunday

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Joseph Allen "Country Joe" McDonald (January 1, 1942 - March 7, 2026) was an American singer/songwriter, musician, film composer and the lead singer and co-founder of the 1960s psychedelic folk-rock group Country Joe and the Fish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Joe_McDonald

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Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box. [View all] Ptah Sunday OP

...Uncle Sam needs your help again... 2naSalit Sunday #1

At least they're not drafting people. Yet. Ptah Sunday #2

Yet. 2naSalit Sunday #3

I wish we would. The draft mobilizes dissent. yardwork Sunday #4

Yes, and despite all the corruption in the selection. it was more fair than the way we do it now. Selecting the poor and LiberalArkie Sunday #6

I think it should be a law that 20% of the US military are draftees. Ptah Sunday #10

Thank you for this song, MarineCombatEngineer Sunday #5

And it's One, Two, Three, what are we fighting for? surfered Sunday #7

Country Joe McDonald death: Singer known for anti-Vietnam War song at Woodstock dies aged 84 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #8

The old songs say it best... Wounded Bear Sunday #9

The strange thing about that song, is you can't help smiling when you sing it. scipan Sunday #11