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"The Ballad of the Green Berets" is a song, not an entire album, recorded by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler. It was released as a single in 1966 and later included on Sadler's album also titled "The Ballad of the Green Berets."
The poem "Green Beret" by Ho Thien was translated and published (posthumously) sometime after 1966. Robin Moore (1925-2008) wrote the novel "The Green Berets" in 1965 (ISBN 0-312-98492-8) Barry Sadler (1940-1989) sang the hit song "Ballad of the Green Beret" in 1966. The film "The Green Berets", starring actor John Wayne (1907-1979), was released in 1968.
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.
"Walk Like A Man" by the Four Seasons was the number 1 hit son on March 7, 1963.
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You wouldn't, because the album is titled "Ballads of the Green Berets" and he was a Staff Sergeant.Amazon.com has it, though it's kind of pricey. You might be able to find a copy cheaper at a store selling used records.
Of the songs that reached #1 in 1966, Ballad of the Green Berets spent the most time there.
John Wayne starred in The Green Berets.
List of Green berets in Vietnam in cWsr
The Green Berets - 2009 was released on: USA: January 2009
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