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Sergeant Barry Sadler - Ballad of the Green Berets

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. He penned Ballad of the Green Berets, a song about his unit, while recovering from the subsequent infection. With Army approval, Sadler recorded and released it in January 1966. It received a great deal of radio airplay, sold more than one million copies and reached number one on the US singles charts. As the title suggests, Ballad of the Green Berets is a tribute to US Special Forces soldiers. Its lyrics do not mention the Vietnam War, though Sadler’s own service in Vietnam led many to interpret it as sympathetic to the conflict there.

01. Ballad of the Green Berets.mp3
02. I'm the Lucky One.mp3
03. Letter from Vietnam.mp3
04. Badge of Courage.mp3
05. Saigon.mp3
06. Salute to the Nurses.mp3
07. I'm Watching the Raindrops Fall.mp3
08. Garet Trooper.mp3
09. The Soldier Has Come Home.mp3
10. Lullaby.mp3
11. Trooper's Lament.mp3
12. Bamiba.mp3
13. The A-Team.mp3