Assignment task:
Song:? ?"The? ?Ballad? ?of? ?the? ?Green? ?Beret"??(Staff? ?Sergeant? ?Barry? ?Sadler)? ?1966
1. Is this a pro-war or anti-war song? What elements or phrases in the song prove your viewpoint?
2. A US serviceman who served as a medic in Vietnam performed and helped write this song. How might the performer's frame of reference affect the message of the song? Does this frame of reference make the song's message more or less believable? Explain your answer.