We had this on a 45
I remember that song !!
Used to frequent a dance club in the 70’s. The owner was a Vietnam era Marine. He used to close the place playing this song.
He was also a author - he penned “Casca: The Eternal Mercenary” book series.
Anybody read his “Casca” series of books?
He had problems later on:
Sadler’s music career stalled after one marginally successful follow-up. Before long, hundreds of thousands in royalty dollars were gone to booze and bad business sense. Less than 15 years after his song hit No. 1, Sadler was charged with murder in Nashville. As that legal struggle began, so did Sadler’s successful second act as pulp-fiction novelist. After years of drinking and womanizing, he spent his final years living apart from his family in Central America, where the carousing continued. In September 1988, he was shot in the head in a taxicab in Guatemala City. Who shot him remains unclear. Sadler died the following year, not yet 50 years old.
When my son calls me, that is the ring tone.
Incidentally, this is the second record that I bought--the first was "Louie, Louie" by the Kingsmen and the third was "The Ballad of the Green Berets" by Barry Sadler.
I’ve encountered plenty of people who claim to be VN vets, but ask them their service number or favorite base or any service specific question and they quickly leave without an answer. I wonder how many of these people were protesters.
Remember Abbe Hoffman, former bomber, ended up as a trader on the Chgo. Stock Exchange. Obama’s buddy, the former Weather Underground member wrote school curricula.
Freedom's Cause--Bill Floyd (1966)
The Minutemen (Are Turning in their Graves)--Stonewall Jackson (1966)
The Ballad of the Yellow Beret--The Beach Bums (1966)
Wish You Were Here, Buddy--Pat Boone (1966)
Barry Sadler - Gareth Trooper
https://youtu.be/CJfnBJ3t1E4
Take the Time--The Shangri-Las (1967)
We even did cadence about Vietnam and War of 1812.
My grandmother had this 45 at her house...us kids played it constantly on the portable record player when we were there
I still have a 45 RPM of this record. I will cherish it always.