Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Army. 1903 - 2007. Audio Recordings from the "Army Hour" Program Series. 1956 - 1972. THE ARMY HOUR

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Army. 1903 - 2007. Audio Recordings from the "Army Hour" Program Series. 1956 - 1972. THE ARMY HOUR

1966

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NEWS PROGRAM: Army Band performs "The Army Goes Rolling Along" "Under and Out," as well as musical breaks. Army Chorus performs "This is the Army Hour!" Army Band and Chorus performs "The Army." S. Sgt. Barry Sadler sings "Badge of Courage." (1) Saigon, Vietnam, Tan San Nhut Airport, just prior to leaving Vietnam for duty at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Sp. Mike Hand is interviewed about the fight at Dong Xoai, where he won the Distinguished Service Cross for his gallant action. (2) Sfc. Thomas C. Carroll is interviewed about his experiences as a result of interrogating many Viet Cong prisoners of war. (3) GUESTS. The Merrill Station Choir sing "Waltzing Matilda."

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Sadler, Barry, 1940-1989

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Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 – November 5, 1989) was an American soldier, singer/songwriter, and author. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965. Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic "Ballad of the Green Berets," a #1 hit in 1966. ...

Eskind, David B., 1909-1992

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David B. Eskind (1909-1992), a radio scriptwriter and producer, was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He studied writing under Thornton Wilder at the University of Chicago, from which he graduated in 1934. For the next several years he wrote radio scripts for NBC and CBS. During World War II he served in the Army in the Pacific as a writer-producer of Army education and information programs. After the war he joined the staff of the Armed Forces Radio Service in Washington, D.C., where he became a ci...