The songs on this site are copyrighted by their respective artists and are placed here for historical purposes only. You can not download them from this site and no profits are made on this site from their use. It is recommended that you purchase them from the many licensed sites now available on the Internet. Music was a very important part of the overall morale of the soldiers in the Battalion, especially during overseas and wartime deployments.

~ 'Protest Songs' Putting Them In Their Proper Perspective ~

~ This collection of songs covers the time span of WW-I through the current War On Terrorism ~

"I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier" Preformed by ED. Morton, Alfred Bryan, Al Piantadosi. First written and sung by the British in protest to that Empire's wars around the turn of the century. The song was revived (new lyrics) for WW-I. It then became "Americanized," and was used to protest the USA being engaged in the WW-I.

"Masters Of War" Bob Dylan, Released 27 May 1963 in the album "The Freewheeling Bob Dylan."

"Universal Soldier" Written and first released in 1964 by Buffy Sainte-Marie, it was not a popular hit at the time of its release. In 1965 English folk singer Donovan recorded it utilizing a similar arrangement to Buffy Sainte-Marie's original recording, and it bcame a hit.

"Eve Of Destruction" Written by P.F. Sloan, performed by Barry McGuire in 1965.

"For What It's Worth" Written by Steven Stills, released in 1966 by Buffalo Springfield. Originally written in reaction to escalating unrest between law enforcement and young club-goers on Sunset Strip, it was adopted by the anti war masses  to symbolize worldwide turbulence and confrontational feelings regarding events during the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War.

"One Tin Soldier"  The original was written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter and released in 1969 by "The Original Caste." This version was released (date unknown) by Joni Mitchell.

"Fortunate Son" Written by John Fogerty, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Fogerty, John Fogerty, Stu Cook, Doug Clifford), released in October 1969 on their album “Willie And The Poor Boys.”

"Volunteers" Written by Marty Blain and Paul Kantner it was released in 1969 on the album Volunteers by American psychedelic rock band, Jefferson Airplane. It is still considered one of the more controversial albums of all time, mostly relating to anti-war messages in the songs.

"War (what is it good for)" Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong (Motown) and first recorded by the Temptations on their album 'Psychedelic Shack' in 1970. Released again in 1970 as a single by Edwin Star. Re-released in 1986 by Bruce Springsteen in his CD box set 'Live 1975-1985.'