Motivational Poster Thread (warning content)

Cash enlisted in the Air Force on July 7, 1950.[36] After basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and technical training at Brooks Air Force Base, both in San Antonio, Texas, Cash was assigned to the 12th Radio Squadron Mobile of the U.S. Air Force Security Service at Landsberg, West Germany. He worked as a Morse code operator intercepting Soviet Army transmissions.

While working this job, Cash was allegedly the first American to be given the news of Joseph Stalin’s death (supplied via Morse code). His daughter, Rosanne, backed up the claim, saying that Cash had recounted the story many times over the years.[37][38][39] While at Landsberg he created his first band, "The Landsberg Barbarians".[40] On July 3, 1954, he was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant, and he returned to Texas