A Soldiers Ballad - MrNorms Karaoke (unplugged)

This was a song a guy put on tape back in 1968 in Nam just before the Tet. I've had the tape for 35 years or so and I figure I'd re-do the song to fit the current war in Iraq. It's all original and basic but it fit today just as good as it did back then. The guitar is a Martin D-45 Koa.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Combat
• war
• soldiers
• Iraq
• Martin
• D-45
• HGW
• Wreckers

[godshotbod]

I like your style dude

[MrNormsHGW]

Thank you godshotbod, it seems strange to know that all happened 40 or so years ago for me, I remember my Dad telling me war stories from WWII in the 60s, for him it was just 20 years past. I understand what he ment when he said I'd remember my time 40,50 even 60 years later, I still remember those days clearly...(but I forgot what I ate yesterday LOL)

[MrNormsHGW]

Yeppers, I knew it's Iraq, like I said, I'm not sure where the Iran came from? I was going to redo and upload a corrected version but it don't look like it's in the edit options. I know I was having flashbacks of Nam though when I did it so I may have been wanting to put the original words in there? Beats me? It was originally written in '68' just before the Tet on a base in Saigon.

[MrNormsHGW]

Why did I say Iran Dahhhh I dont know? I'm old and I gots a bad memory. I ment Iraq though.

[novarock86]

Very very nice.

[punkrawker06]

Unfortunately, the whole Iran thing might not be so wrong...

[jbushey18]

Nice song, you do it very well. However, currently today's soldiers are fighting in Iraq, not Iran, different countries Norm. Semper Fi!