Big Tom

Fort Stewart Soldier

Deep South 1009 · Savannah, Georgia

Fort Stewart Soldier – Big Tom (A-side label)

Artist
Big Tom
Title
Fort Stewart Soldier
Release
The Mai Lai Incident / The Fort Stewart Soldier
Label
Deep South # 1009
Format
7" · Single
Language
English
Country
Savannah, Georgia, USA
Songwriter
Thomas Bowen
Genre
Country · Country
Primary theme
Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective

Annotation — My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs

- Mai Lai Incident, The (Big Tom) - Fort Stewart Soldier (Big Tom) - Country. My Lai. Pro-Calley. - A-side: soldier's followed orders. Mission accomplished. - Who could tell the VC from the civilians? Fighting for their land. - Calley a scapegoat. President - let Calley go free. - B-side: Soldier's training in Georgia

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation

Mai Lai Incident, The (Big Tom) Fort Stewart Soldier (Big Tom) Country. My Lai. Pro-Calley. A-side: soldier's followed orders. Mission accomplished. Who could tell the VC from the civilians? Fighting for their land. Calley a scapegoat. President - let Calley go free. B-side: Soldier's training in Georgia.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Irish country singer Big Tom McBride, born 18 September 1936 in Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Ireland; died 17 April 2018. [Source: Wikipedia]

Themes

Soldier's Perspective

In collections

My Lai & Lt. William Calley Songs