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Written and performed by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, it was one of the few popular songs of the Vietnam War years to cast the military in a positive light. Sadler's version became a major hit in January 1966, reaching No. 1 for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and four weeks on Cashbox.
Jan 11, 2019 · Sgt Barry Sadler Ballad of the Green Berets Live Perfomance Sgt Barry Sadler Ballad of the Green Berets Lyrics Fighting soldiers from the sky Fearless men who jump and die...
Barry Sadler Ballads of The Green Berets ℗ Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 1997-02-27 Composer,...
Ballad of the Green Berets Lyrics: Fighting soldiers from the sky / Fearless men who jump and die / Men who mean just what they say / The brave men of the Green Beret / Silver wings upon...
Feb 7, 2020 · Barry Sadler, the soldier, the singer, the author, and the patriot, left an indelible mark on American culture. His song, “The Ballad of the Green Berets,” remains a timeless tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the elite U.S. Army unit.
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Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965. Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic "Ballad of the Green Berets," a #1 hit in 1966.
Ballad of the Green Berets was written and performed by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler. Sadler was a medic with US Special Forces and arrived in Vietnam with the first deployment of combat troops. In May 1965 Sadler suffered a leg wound from a punji spike daubed in human excrement.
Barry Sadler (born November 1, 1940, Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S.—died November 5, 1989, Murfreesboro, Tennessee) was an American soldier, singer, songwriter, and pulp-fiction author who is principally remembered for his best-selling song “ The Ballad of the Green Berets.”
Feb 24, 2010 · Near the very height of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, on March 5, 1966, American popular-music fans made a #1 hit out of a song called “The Ballad Of The Green Berets” by Staff...
