Role of the United States in the Vietnam War in PAVN/NLF casualties after which a decisive (or at least political) victory would be possible. It is widely held that the average U.S. serviceman was nineteen years old, as evidenced by the casual reference in a pop song ("19" by Paul Hardcastle); the figure is cited by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman ret. of the Killology Research Group in his 1995 book "" (p. 265). However, it is disputed by the Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network Website, which claims the average age of MOS 11B personnel was 22. This compares with 26 years of age for those who participated in World
The A Team (Barry Sadler song) The A Team (Barry Sadler song) "The A Team" is a 1966 song and charting single by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler. It was Sadler's second and final American patriotic hit song at the time of the Vietnam War, following the success of "Ballad of the Green Berets". The song's lyrics are about the basic twelve-man Special Forces unit. It is a marching song in six-eight time with music by Leonard Whitcup Cimino to lyrics by Barry Sadler and Phyllis Fairbanks. The lyrics commence "12 men strong and true 12 men fight for you on their heads a beret of green