Credited on the record as Uncredited.
The Fighting G.I.
Halmark 751108 · Weymouth, Massachusetts
- Artist
- Unknown Artist
- Credited on the record as
- Uncredited
- Title
- The Fighting G.I.
- Release
- Have You Prayed About It / The Fighting G.I. / Today All the Gods Will Smile
- Label
- Halmark # 751108
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Songwriter
- Lawrence E. Harrison
- Genre
- Traditional Pop · Traditional Pop
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — Song Poems
- "The Fighting G.I." - Artist: Unknown - Label: Halmark # 751108 - Songwriter: Lawrence E. Harrison (Vets VA Hospital, VA 23667) - Traditional pop, patriotic - Based on address, count as a Vietnam veteran, military release - Sing for the navy and the fighting marines, they will see us through - They have a job to do - Americans sing to the fighting GI - Also to the doctors and the Red Cross (medics)
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
"Halmark" "Sound of Excellence" 751108, side two, 45 rpm, unbreakable, high fidelity; no performer is credited. Side two carries two songs, each with its writer's address: "The Fighting G.I." (Lawrence E. Harrison, Vets. VA Hospital, Hampton, VA 23667) and "Today All the Gods Will Smile" (Allan Phillip, 773 Lansdown Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M6H3Z1, Canada). [From the record sleeve and labels]
Themes
Patriotic · Navy · Marines · Medic · Red Cross · Pro-Soldier · Song Poem
In collections
Song Poems · US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]