20. The Wall by Michael McCann - Soldiers' Songs (1996)
Why did I choose this song? In honor of Veterans' Day which is officially observed on November 11 in the United States. Veterans' Day is a day to observe the service and sacrifice of all U. S. military veterans, as opposed to all military service members who died in the service of their country.
The song The Wall was written in 1985 by Tim Murphy, a Vietnam veteran who received the Silver Star in Vietnam. It is sung by Michael McCann, a former paratrooper and Army Special Forces (Green Beret) medic. The title of the song refers to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D. C. Dedicated on Veterans' Day in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial holds 58,272 names (as of May 2011) of soldiers either killed in action or missing in action from the Vietnam War.
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