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

Barry Sadler - The Ballad Of The Green Berets

SSgt. Barry Sadler - The "A" Team

Sgt Barry Sadler - Ballad of the Green Berets 1966 | RallyPoint