The following are excerpts from that story and DeMare’s further reporting leading up to the apology by Kristofferson. An appreciation plaque presented by local Vietnam veterans to singer Kris ...

Kris Kristofferson was a complete man ... He thought about requesting a post to Vietnam, but the Army instead assigned him to ...

Singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, whose poignant lyrics made him ... In 1965, his unit was preparing to be sent to Vietnam, but Capt. Kristofferson received an appointment to teach literature at ...