Ballad of the Green Beret.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF6MNWgsXZU

Staff Sergeant Barry A. Sadler, (Vietnam), U.S. Army, is a Notable burial at https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/nashville.asp.  He wrote the famous song, "The Ballad of the Green Beret.  Sadler was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico, the second son of John Sadler and Bebe Littlefield of Phoenix, Arizona. According to Sadler's autobiography, I'm A Lucky One, his father developed a successful plumbing and electrical business in Carlsbad and owned several farms in the area. He describes his mother as managing restaurants and bars, and at times, games in casinos.
Sadler 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. He died at age 49 after being shot in the head in Guatemala City.  
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Barry-Sadler.
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