Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam)
1969 · Spera Records 140 · Gretna, USA
- Artist
- Mark Wayne Sampey
- Title
- Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam)
- Release
- Cajun Ball / Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam)
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Spera Records # 140
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Gretna, USA
- Songwriter
- Anselmi, Bruce, Martin
- Genre
- Country · Cajun
- Primary theme
- US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs
Annotation — US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years]
Dear Mom (A Letter From Viet Nam) (Sampey, Mark Wayne) Country / cajun artist. Gretna, Louisiana Soldier's perspective, patriotic, anti-protest Writing to you mum from Vietnam Captain has given order - wish this war would end Some folks at home don't understand We here know what we're fighting for Pray the war won't be longf
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Pressed by Houston Records (LH-5896/5897). The song was also recorded by Vin Bruce on Swallow 45-10169. [From Discogs] Spera Records 140 (LH-5897), 2:34; (Anselmi-Bruce-Martin); Flat Town Pub., BMI; a Marion Marcotte Production; 524 4th St., Gretna, La. [From the record label]
Themes
In collections
US 'Patriotic' / Pro-Government / Anti-Protest Songs [War Years] · US Combat Perspective Songs [War Years]