#BarrySadler

"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.
#RIP 🎗

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2025-02-22

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!

A composite of 18 photos from the "Casca: The Eternal Warrior" men's adventure paperback series created by Barry Sadler. Some covers feature famous romance novel cover model, Fabio.

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