The Soldier's Last Letter

Annotation

The country song "The Soldier's Last Letter" (Truth Records Inc. # TR-100) by Al & Roger Chort took an anti-war, anti-Nixon position, as well as looking at the home front perspective. It was released in El Monte, California, USA, Los Angeles County. The spoken-word introduction said that the song was dedicated to John D. Mendoz who died after six weeks in Vietnam:

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs

The country song "The Soldier's Last Letter" (Truth Records Inc. # TR-100) by Al & Roger Chort took an anti-war, anti-Nixon position, as well as looking at the home front perspective. It was released in El Monte, California, USA, Los Angeles County. The spoken-word introduction said that the song was dedicated to John D. Mendoz who died after six weeks in Vietnam:"This message is being re-recorded in memory of Private John Mendoza, United States Army, who gave his young 19 year old life for America, after only 6 weeks in Vietnam, and sent home to his mother in a GI coffin. He faired better than most, he has a plaque in the park, in Southgate California. And to you Richard Nixon, president of the United States, send our boys home now, and don't be worrying about the blemishes on America's face, because America has many blemishes. Thank you, Al Chort".The introduction criticised President Nixon's policy of 'peace with honor', calling for the boys to be sent home, that their lives are more important than saving face. The body of the song took the form of the soldier's mother receiving her son's last letter before he died, writing from a muddy trench. It said the captain had just…

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

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Themes

Anti-War · K.I.A. · Nixon

In collections

Mexican-American / Hispanic Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs