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"The Ballad of the Green Berets" is a 1966 patriotic song co-written and performed by #BarrySadler, in the style of a ballad about the #UnitedStatesArmySpecialForces. It was one of the few popular songs of the #VietnamWar years to cast the military in a positive light. The song became a major hit in January 1966, reaching number one for five weeks on the #Billboard #Hot100, and was ranked number one of that chart's most successful songs of 1966.
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#OnThisDay in 1989, #BarrySadler, American singer ("Ballad Of The Green Berets"), died from complications of being shot 14 months earlier at 49.
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Today's feature — 18 early books from "Casca, the Eternal Warrior" series, created by Barry Sadler, composer of "The Ballad of the Green Berets." A few have Fabio covers!
#Casca #EternalWarrior #EternalMercenary #BarrySadler #Fabio #VintagePaperbacks