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Vietnam War songs: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/JBrummer/vietnam_war_song_project/
Connie Francis went on many USO tours, including to Vietnam. She said that "visiting and entertaining the troops in Vietnam was my most rewarding experience". Returning from Vietnam in the Christmas of 1967, she made hundreds of phone calls to the families of servicemen. She also toured Vietnam in the spring of 1968. In 1966 she recorded a promotional record for the army: "A Nurse in the US Army" (MGM Records # 13550) - see the link above.

The track "A Letter From a Soldier (Dear Mama)" (MGM Records # MGM 1320) was a heartfelt letter, exchanged between a soldier and his mother, as narrated by the sister. Billboard reported on the song, on 25 June 1966: "Slow building, dramatic lyric ballad is given a warm, emotional reading by Miss Francis for a chart-topping entry". It was arranged and conducted by Larry Wilcox, and recorded on 31 May 1966 in New York.

"Mama just got a letter from Johnny
My brother in Vietnam...
Dear mama, as I lie here in far old Vietnam
I find that I'm thinking of you...
Now I know...how much you mean to me"