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The Ballad of the Green Berets

recorded 18 December 1965; released January 1966 · 20th century

"The Ballad of the Green Berets" is a patriotic song of 1966, written and sung by Barry Sadler, a soldier who began it while training as a medic in the United States Army Special Forces. The author Robin Moore, who had written the book The Green Berets, helped him with the words and with a recording contract with RCA Records.

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The Ballad of the Green Berets1966

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). The Ballad of the Green Berets. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-ballad-of-the-green-berets
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“The Ballad of the Green Berets.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-ballad-of-the-green-berets. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “The Ballad of the Green Berets.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-ballad-of-the-green-berets.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘The Ballad of the Green Berets’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/the-ballad-of-the-green-berets (Accessed: ).

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