Ballad of the Green Berets" | Ed Sullivan Show | 55 years ago today, Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler debuted his song "Ballad of the Green Berets" on the Ed Sullivan Show. SSG
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Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler performs his 1966 #1 hit Ballad of the Green Berets on The Ed Sullivan Show. [1648 x 2048] : r/HistoryPorn
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Barry Sadler photo in Green Beret uniform circa 1965 Framed Print by David Lee Guss - Fine Art America
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Staff sergeant Barry Sadler, a U.S. Green Beret who would later become famous for the 1966 single "Ballad of the Green Berets", on patrol with the Montagnards in Vietnam [900 x 1350] : r/MilitaryPorn
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