The Promise: by Jack Murphy

The song, "The Promise", is dedicated to all Vietnam veterans.  

It was written and composed by Vietnam veteran singer/songwriter, Jack Murphy, a former Redcatcher in Delta Company, 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, Vietnam 1969-1970.

Murphy's song, “The Promise,” has been getting a lot of attention.  In his words, 

“I wrote it as my way of giving something back to those that gave so much during the Vietnam War.  As far as the story about the song, it is my true story as it is everyone’s story that was in the Vietnam War. 

You make a friend, you talk about home, and your girl, and your car, and then one day, one of you is gone. 

This song is my way of giving something back to those that gave so much, those of us that try to cope every day for the rest of our lives, with the memory of their loss.”

Jack Murphy

Delta Co. 5/12
199th light infantry brigade
1969-1970






“I am only one, but I am one. I can't do everything, but I can do something. The something I ought to do, I can do, and by the grace of God, I will.” ~Everett Hale

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