Soldiers Prayer
1970 · Hillbilly Heaven 45-4703 · Lorton, Virginia
- Artist
- Jack Spurlin
- Title
- Soldiers Prayer
- Release
- Soldiers Prayer / Send Me Back to Viet Nam
- Year
- 1970
- Label
- Hillbilly Heaven # 45-4703
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Lorton, Virginia, USA
- Songwriter
- J. Spurlin, E. Dixon
- Genre
- Country · Country
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Country, released in Lorton, Virginia. - A-side: soldier's perspective, leans anti-war, killed in action - Fighting for the red, white, and blue - But why are we fighting? - Trouble at home - Friend Jimmy sent back to US (K.I.A.) - Show us GIs that you care - B-side: I went to war, who's war? I don't know - In 'Nam, I miss my darling - I got a letter, she was killed in the street in the US - So please send me back to VN,
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Themes
Anti-War · Soldier's Perspective · Patriotic · Flag · K.I.A.