The Ballad of the Green Beret performed by SSG Barry Sadler #greenberet | US Veterans Corps

On this day in 1966, Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler debuted his song "Ballad of the Green Berets" on the Ed Sullivan Show. SSG Sadler served with The 7th Special Forces Group as a Special Forces Medic and co-wrote the Ballad with Robin Moore who wrote the book “The Green Berets”, which would later on be turned into a film starring John Wayne. | Green Beret Foundation

https://whentcowboysings.com/ May 7, 1967 Sgt. Barry Sadler receives an honorary discharge from the Army at Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, North Carolina, more than a year after he had a million-selling single with "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" | When The Cowboy Sings And Newhillbilly

SSG Barry Sadler 1966 - The Ballad Of The Green Berets | 60s Around Sounds Music