Vaughn Monroe - "Old Soldiers Never Die"

[WoundofNation]

Washington and Grant and Lee were all tried and true Eisenhower, Bradley and MacArthur too They will live forevermore till the world is done with war. Then they will close that final door, fading away Old soldiers never die Never die, never die Old soldiers never die They just fade away [Fades] Fade away Fade away Fade away Fade away

[WoundofNation]

Young soldiers shine their shoes three times a day

Young soldiers go on leave, they know the way

Young soldiers say goodbye, kiss the girls and make them cry

Then the girls all wonder why they fade away

Old soldiers never die

Never die, never die

Old soldiers never die

They just fade away

[WoundofNation]

Privates, they love their beer three times a day

Corporals, they love their stripes, and that ain't hay

Sergeants put you through the mill

They just drill and drill and drill,

And they will drill until they fade away

Old soldiers never die

Never die, never die

Old soldiers never die

They just fade away

[WoundofNation]

Old soldiers never die,

They just fade away

There is an old mess hall not far away

Where we get pork and beans three times a day

Ham and eggs we never see, even when we're on KP

And we are gradually fading away

Old soldiers never die

Never die, never die

Old soldiers never die

They just fade away

[ShirinNaqshbandi]

Regardless has history remembers it...it is part of my personal history. My sister's boyfriend gave her a 45 rpm album of Vaughn Monroe and I played it more than she did. Both of them are gone now, I was only 11 in 1951 and his voice made me almost want to cry. thank you a million tears

[healdlane]

Some of the most stupid comments I've ever seen are posted here. 

[DemocracyDefender]

Rest in Peace Richard Winters. You were and still are a true American history

[yukonnahanni]

Peace , my Friends , ,, it really does not matter here , who , wrote , who sang , or when ,, it was & is a great song.. Still means alot to so many ~~~

[canadaandusarocks]

My old Army Instructor for JROTC MSG Don Onley said this, and now I know where he got it from, he is best man I've ever met and ever will meet, he is my hero, I would do anything for that man. He is the best man you could ever know.

[Eideard]

Aside from being absolutely out of touch with history or reality - you don't know squat about the song either. The poem was written in the 1930's on behalf of ordinary soldiers of the line - not moneyed officers like McArthur.

British soldiers at that.

[markalson1938]

@Eideard The only remark about history that was made was that

Vaughns recording was made after McArthur made his farewell speech

to congress and inspired this recording. When the song was written or by who

or about who maybe history but not the history of this recording.

[nancyfloressantos]

Treasured and cherished

[pjwoodsman]

ONCE A SOLDIER, ALWAYS A SOLDIER. I was in from 69 to 77. There were good days and there were bad days. I was glad I went through it. I just hope this country doesn't forget we went through, how we sacrificed and what alot of us have to deal with. I remember all my bros, the ones that fell and those of us that came home. I miss them. The bravest men I ever knew

[silentshadw7]

hooah

[yukonnahanni]

@silentshadw7 OOH AH , HOOAH !!! TY , You were & are appriciated !!!

[Dolphindream15]

truman was afraid of mcauther he didnt understand mcauther and what he was tryin to do,,,IF truman had let mcauther finish his job and clean up the communest I believe there wouldnt have been a vietnam,,mcauther didnt finish what he started,,,because truman fired him,,mcauther would have cleaned it up,,,I wish douglas mcather could have made it AS PRESIDENT HE WOULD HAVE MADE A GOOD ONE,,,

[markalson1938]

Since it didn't happen, we have no idea what would have happened if he had his way in Korea or ever became President. It could have been like you think, but then again he could have ended up blowing the world up. But Truman was right on one thing, you can have only one person as Commander In Chief. If you agree with him or not he is the one in charge. Mcauther never under stood this.

[Lyndon1947]

@Dolphindream15

Like I tell my children "democrats are dangerous!"

[BigDuckKetterer]

Truman fired Mac because Mac saw what was happening in China and Mac wanted to go in and put a stop to it!!! Great song by Vaughn Monroe !!!!!

[delanyify]

McArthur Liberated my country. I miss him

[Jurassic0Al]

@delanyify- I think we all do.

[OneManArmy99]

Classic song, classic singer

[EASTWOUD]

GREECE SALUTE YOU!

[elzuzo267]

There were 2 American Generals who lived to be 100 years old--General John C. Hines and General James Van Fleet. Both in Wikipedia.

[zendpiraat]

Great song and a good souvenir, always one of my old favorite songs. Thanks for posting, regards from Zendi.

[snowstorm9091moua]

Great song! MacArthur is immortal

[fromthesidelines]

Because MacArthur mentioned the song at the end of his farewell address to Congress in April 1951, no less than five versions of this "barracks ballad" were released within two weeks; Vaughn Monroe's recording (with a direct reference to the General) was among the most popular.

[djmugan]

This song came about during the Korean War - actually its an old army barracks song. It drew its meaning following the dismissal of General McArthur by Pres. Truman in 1951.

[cowboy19801004]

Old Soldiers Never Die

[0865AMG]

Seriously cool! Would be a shame to forget 'em ... thanks so much (and a salute from all of us).