Ballad of the Green Berets
GuyontheRight
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Haha, it's a classic. BTW I heard Robin Moore co-wrote it, at least he say's as much, anyone know if thats true?
Drill_is_my_friend
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ha ha good song yes the "candian"(heack who knows where glory glory version my way came from mabey scotland or britain) used to be sung during the long marches to breakfast at the summer training program, until some one complained. but oh well as long as one of my supervisers aren't any where I let the cadets sing it all they want.
From http://www.geocities.com/tony_roberts_bristol/Sadlerlife.html :
"On September 8, 1988, he was a passenger in a taxi in Guatemala, returning home after a day of drinking and carousing. He was travelling along the Antigua highway when a bullet fired from an unknown marksman struck him in the head. The other passenger in the taxi, a woman, claimed Sadler's own handgun was in his hand when he had been hit. The driver had run off by the time the police arrived, but the woman was arrested. Barry Sadler was taken to Guatemala City hospital and then after 72 hours was flown to the Veterans Administration hospital in Nashville, where he lay for months until his death."
If I recall correctly, at the time he was shot he was selling various weapons systems to the Contra's and other groups. The catalyst for his death was a business deal that turned sour. As a result he was killed. There was an article published about this in GQ back in April 1990 I think that I have around here somewhere, that I'll dig up and provide more information from. Here is a scan of the cover I found:
http://www.chaosmags.com/scans/g/gq0490.jpg
Although Robin Moore's name is listed in the credits for the song, and Sadler is shown on the cover of his book, I remember clearly Barry saying that HE wrote it.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12213
"On September 8, 1988, he was a passenger in a taxi in Guatemala, returning home after a day of drinking and carousing. He was travelling along the Antigua highway when a bullet fired from an unknown marksman struck him in the head. The other passenger in the taxi, a woman, claimed Sadler's own handgun was in his hand when he had been hit. The driver had run off by the time the police arrived, but the woman was arrested. Barry Sadler was taken to Guatemala City hospital and then after 72 hours was flown to the Veterans Administration hospital in Nashville, where he lay for months until his death."
If I recall correctly, at the time he was shot he was selling various weapons systems to the Contra's and other groups. The catalyst for his death was a business deal that turned sour. As a result he was killed. There was an article published about this in GQ back in April 1990 I think that I have around here somewhere, that I'll dig up and provide more information from. Here is a scan of the cover I found:
http://www.chaosmags.com/scans/g/gq0490.jpg
Although Robin Moore's name is listed in the credits for the song, and Sadler is shown on the cover of his book, I remember clearly Barry saying that HE wrote it.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12213
soilder79936
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its a good song i hard that sgt sadler wrote that during vietnam when he was in the hospital
DutchGreenBeret
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http://www.inhail.com/abme/greenberet.mp3
This is the version they play when dutch green berets walk trough the gate of the base in roosendaal after theyre completion of 'the course'.
This is the version they play when dutch green berets walk trough the gate of the base in roosendaal after theyre completion of 'the course'.
Cascawriter
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Barry Sadler's 'Casca' series was about a Roman soldier who speared Jesus on the cross and was cursed as a result to immortality. Sadler wrote the first book in the series, 'Eternal Mercenary' in the late 70s and went on to write or have attributed to him another 21 books before his untimely death. The last of these books, 'The Mongol', was published postumously after they found an almost complete version while removing his belongings from his home in Guatemala. It was finished by a friend and published in 1990.
After his death there was a ten year legal issue over his estate and at the end of it the series resumed with new writers, carrying on the legacy Sadler left. Each book is now entitled 'Barry Sadler's The Eternal Mercenary' with the book title beneath. The latest in the series, Casca 34: Devil's Horseman, was published on 7 October 2010. You can see all 34 book details plus a potted history of Barry Sadler's life story and other features on the character he created at www.casca.net
After his death there was a ten year legal issue over his estate and at the end of it the series resumed with new writers, carrying on the legacy Sadler left. Each book is now entitled 'Barry Sadler's The Eternal Mercenary' with the book title beneath. The latest in the series, Casca 34: Devil's Horseman, was published on 7 October 2010. You can see all 34 book details plus a potted history of Barry Sadler's life story and other features on the character he created at www.casca.net