Barry Sadler, the song became an enduring tribute to these elite soldiers. Filmed at the scenic Lake Accotink Park, the performance celebrates the courage and dedication of the Green Berets ...

Robin Moore, who wrote the book The Green Berets (which became a John Wayne movie in 1968), helped Sadler winnow the song down to a manageable length. The song took off, and Sadler became a ...

No film so perfectly encapsulates the generation gap in America in the '60s than John Wayne's corny Vietnam War epic, The Green Berets ... For the movie, that is. Come to think of it, blame ...