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Barry Sadler was survived by his wife, Lavona, a daughter, Brooke, and two sons, Thor and Baron. His son, Thor, served in the United States Army as a Military Intelligence Officer. Awards and decorations. SSG Sadler's awards include:
Nov 6, 1989 · Barry Sadler, who co-wrote and sang the hit Vietnam War-era ``Ballad of the Green Berets,'' died 14 months after being shot in Guatemala, where he reportedly was trainng anti-communist Contra fighters.
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On July 18, 1963, he had married Lavona Edelman, a 19-year-old Women’s Army Corps (WAC) nurse. Sadler served in Vietnam from late December 1964 to late May 1965, when he was medically evacuated to the Philippines for treatment for an infected punji stake wound.
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Jan 27, 1989 · He and Levona, the WAC he had married in 1963 after a three-week romance, moved to Tucson, and, while working at other jobs, he began efforts to parlay his hit song into an entertainment...
Nov 6, 1989 · Survivors include his wife, Lavona; two sons, Thor and Baron, and a daughter, Brooke.
Nov 19, 2021 · Author Marc Leepson discussed the life, pop stardom, and violent death of Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler. Followed by Open Lines in the latter half.
Barry Sandler (born February 23, 1947, in Buffalo, New York) is an American screenwriter and film producer. His career has spanned several decades, with the 1980s being his most prolific.
