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Medal Of Honor
(Lyrics & History)

The tradition of cadences began with PVT Duckworth in WWII, establishing a system of call-and-response marching songs that Drill Sergeants still use to maintain troop timing at 120 and 180 BPM.

Lyrics

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Five white stars on a blue background, Medal of Honor just to wear around

 

In 1900 at the Peking wall, Private Dan Daly answered the call

At the rebellion he took the lead, and by himself he did the deed

 

In 1914 he won one more, fighting the Haitians just to settle a score

Gunnery sergeant Daly passed the test. He captured and destroyed a machine gun nest 

 

Five white stars on a blue background, Medal of Honor just to wear around

 

Butler and Daly each won two, making history for me and you

As fighting Marines they took control. They fought the enemy blow by blow

 

Pappy won one in ’43, splashing zeros in the sea

But Chesty Puller was the best. He wore five Navy Crosses on his chest

 

Iron cross on a blue background, five Navy Crosses just to wear around

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Listen to this cadence:

Song Name: Medal of Honor
Album Name: Cadences Volume 3
by Jonathan Michael Fleming

DISCLAIMERS:

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The lyrics and music to the above cadence are not original to me. To the best of my knowledge, the song is in the public domain, as the author is unknown and has simply been handed down generation-to-generation within the US military.

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