I'm Home From Viet Nam
Wilco W-190 · Bakersfield, California
- Artist
- Chad Chadwell
- Title
- I'm Home From Viet Nam
- Release
- I'm Home From Viet Nam / The Shadow of Phantom 309
- Label
- Wilco # W-190
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Bakersfield, California, USA
- Songwriter
- Chad Chadwell
- Genre
- Country · Country · Bakersfield Sound
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation
I'm Home From Viet Nam (Chadwell, Chad) Country. Patriotic, anti-protest. Soldier's perspective, disabled veteran. Bakersfield, California, USA - Bakersfield sound. Returned home, lost both legs and his hand. Looks of pity from his family Been fighting for a good cause. How can people protest? Draft card / flag burning wrong. Offer a prayer for those who died in Vietnam
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - country singer-songwriter who wrote and recorded 'I'm Home From Viet Nam' b/w 'The Shadow Of Phantom 309' (an answer to Red Sovine's 'Phantom 309') as Chad Chadwell With The Country Buddies, Wilco W-190, 1968, produced by Tumbleweed Turner; also 'Blind Child's Prayer' / 'Pearl Harbor' on Rural Rhythm. No biography documented. [Source: Discogs]
Themes
Soldier's Perspective · Disabled Vet · Patriotic · Anti-Protest · Medals · Draft Card Burning · Flag · Draft
In collections
Draft Songs · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs