# The Veterans Of Rock and Roll

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-veterans-of-rock-and-roll/212745>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 12, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-veterans-of-rock-and-roll/212745 "2003-11-12T02:38:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-veterans-of-rock-and-roll/212745/21 "2003-11-13T12:42:18Z")

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Screamin’ Jay Hawkins served in the US Army during the Korean War and was apparently injured by a North Korean grenade which led to his discharge from the service.

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