Expert: BethB - 6/1/2009

Question
Back in the 80's & 90's I saw CMT video of man returned from war injured and turning his back on his wife. The video ended happily with the two of them leaving a hospital together. Years later another song this same vetran takes his daughter out in a boat to a place that was special to him. Can you tell me the name of these songs? Hope you can help me.

Answer
Hi Debbie!  The videos that immediately come to mind are by Travis Tritt.  The following is an excerpt from Wikipedia that describes the trilogy of videos he released in the 90s:

"Tritt released a trilogy of music videos describing the tale of two paralyzed war veterans: Mac Singleton and his friend Al. The first is "Anymore" followed by "Tell Me I was Dreaming" and finally "If I Lost You". Tritt played the role of Mac Singleton, a wheelchair bound veteran. In "Anymore" he is reluctant to continue his relationship with Annie when he returns to his home town crippled. Then in "Tell Me I was Dreaming" he tries to rescue Annie, now pregnant, from slipping off a boat, subsequently hitting her head on the side of the dock. She dies, but their baby, Annie, survives. The third video "If I lost You" shows what happens to Singleton and his daughter after the filming of his second video."

I think the videos you're thinking about are "Anymore" and "If I Lost You."  Here's a link to a page with both of the videos (among others of Travis's):

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/tritt_travis/videos.jhtml

Hope this answers your question!
--Beth