{"id":15819,"date":"2025-04-30T08:33:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15819"},"modified":"2025-04-30T08:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:33:23","slug":"with-a-heart-full-of-memories-and-a-voice-that-can-shake-the-soul-dolly-parton-took-the-stage-to-honor-both-the-brave-men-and-women-who-serve-and-the-love-of-her-life-the-late-carl-dean-a-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=15819","title":{"rendered":"With a heart full of memories and a voice that can shake the soul, Dolly Parton took the stage to honor both the brave men and women who serve and the love of her life, the late Carl Dean\u2014a U.S. veteran whose legacy lives on. 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It was recorded by SSGT. Barry Sadler in 1966 and became an immediate hit, as it cast the military in a positive light. The song was written by Sadler, a medic in the Vietnam War, and Robin Moore. It peaked at number one on the\u00a0<em>Hot 100<\/em>\u00a0chart and stayed there for five weeks. It was a crossover hit as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe guys in special forces are usually the first ones into the war and often the last ones out. Imagine going into a hostile country, lightly armed, and with just a few men. What they do is so secret, they never get the recognition they deserve and this is the one time I want them to know they\u2019re appreciated,\u201d Dolly states before delivering her emotional tribute that was recorded for her 2003 album,\u00a0<em>For God And Country<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whether you listen to Dolly\u2019s rendition or the original by SSGT. Barry Sadler, it will puff up your chest with American pride for those who sacrifice so much for our great nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to Dolly\u2019s version below.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dolly Parton - Ballad of the Green Beret - For God and Country\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xSQ3sbL1DXI\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Don\u2019t forget to hit the SHARE BUTTON to share this video on Facebook with your friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton\u00a0wowed country music when she released her cover of \u201cBallad Of The Green Berets.\u201d With songs like \u201cJolene,\u201d \u201c9 to 5,\u201d and \u201cI Will Always Love&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With a heart full of memories and a voice that can shake the soul, Dolly Parton took the stage to honor both the brave men and women who serve and the love of her life, the late Carl Dean\u2014a U.S. veteran whose legacy lives on. 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