Barry Sadler, “Ballad of the Green Berets,”

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    Barry Sadler | Biography & Ballad of the Green Berets

    Such a sordid history of this man's past.

    He shot and killed another man, Lee Emerson, with such little punishment.

    Then, while on a personal humanitarian mission to Guatemala, he supposedly shoots himself in the head by mistake. Seems like a Special Forces sergeant would never make that mistake. Weird.

    After the negligent discharge, he is flown to Murfreesboro, Tennessee for surgery and dies shortly thereafter.

    But his ballad cements his legacy as a hero of the Vietnam War.
     
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    always liked the song as a kid, my older neighbor was in special forces in Nam.

    wonder if that is why I ended up in the Nam??? lol
     
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    My dad was in the Army from 1962-1964. I asked why he never went to Vietnam. His answer, "I moved around a lot." That was a good enough answer for me.
     
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