Talk:Barry Sadler

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Wasn't he also a pro wrestler briefly in the late 1970s?

Yes.

The album "A-Team" has been linked to the TV show. Is there any basis for this? I'd never heard there was a connection. RivGuySC 05:51, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Drguayo 13:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC) I am considering adding a section to this article as Barry was a friend of mine. I knew him from the end of the civil war in Guatemala(1985) until death. The day we met I had been feeling off for a few weeks and ended up sitting beside Barry at Bar Europa. After discussing my symptoms he sent me off to get tested for Hepatitis which I ended up having(type A). The doctor had given me vials to inject myself to aid in liver function so Barry was the one who gave me my first few injections and taught me how to do it. We got together whenever I was in Guatemala(a few months a year) and he was out and about. He was such a character and a real jokester, like the time he sent Freddie a girl from New Orleans:she showed up at Freddie's bar and said "Hi, my name's Toy, Barry sent me for you" - didn't work out well for Freddie as his wife happened to be visiting the bar at the same time - but I do know 2 guys(a French Canadian and an American) who did have a lot of fun over the next week. In the end Barry really wasn't himself as his life had become unmanageable and he was just coping by various destructive habits. What does everyone think? Should I just add a section as an addendum like "The Barry Sadler I knew".

Sorry, but such an addition would violate wikipedia's policies of No original research and verifiability. You'll have to make do with your note here on the talk page. -R. fiend 19:54, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

On the other hand, it would be great if you would publish this elsewhere (SoF might be interested), let us know, and we could cite it. - Jmabel | Talk 20:00, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Murder

I removed the statement that Sadler served prison time for the murder of Lee Emerson Bellamy, as there was no source. Googling "Lee Emerson Bellamy" got me one non-wiki entry that referenced Sadler, which said he was acquitted. Seems contentious. Best not to call someone a murderer (even if they're not alive) without some pretty compelling proof. -R. fiend (talk) 04:26, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

• Ned Raggett says, in passing, "1978 saw Sadler arrested for murder, suspended sentences, started the Casca book series." "Suspended sentences" suggests a conviction, but for something less than murder. He's paraphrasing a talk by Douglas Wolk; someone could probably follow up easily enough with the latter for details, he's a pretty competent researcher so I imagine he knows where he got it. - Jmabel | Talk 19:58, 14 April 2008 (UTC)