The recent death of Robert McNamara, who as Defense Secretary under Lyndon Johnson escalated the Vietnam War, reminds us of a troubled era in U.S. history. Society, even individual families, were divided by pro- and anti-war sentiment. At the center of this turmoil were American soldiers, who left brutal jungle warfare overseas only to return to hostility at home.

These songs, drawn from the GreenBookofSongs.com® category War: Vietnam, help us remember lingering pain of this conflict.

1. 8^th Of November Big & Rich; Comin’ To Your City (Warner Bros.)
2. Ballad Of The Green Berets Barry Sadler; Hits Of The Sixties-C (Intercom)
3. Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen; Born In The U.S.A. (Columbia)
4. Business Goes On As Usual Roberta Flack; Chapter Two (Atlantic)
5. Ohio Crosby, Stills & Nash; CSN (Atlantic)
6. Pinkville Helicopter Tom Parrott; Broadside Ballads-#5-Time Is Running Out (Folkways)
7. Simple Desultory Phillipic, A (Or How I Was Robert McNamara’d Into Submission) Simon & Garfunkel; Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (Columbia)
8. Still In Saigon Charlie Daniels Band; Windows (Epic)
9. Vietnam Veteran Still Alive Country Joe McDonald; Into The Fray (Rag Baby)