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We sang patriotic songs in grade school (yes that makes me at higher risk of death from COVID). I’ve got a couplet stuck in my head from an old war song and even though everything is on the internet, I can’t find it anywhere. The lines are: “We did some fancy fighting down in Santiago Bay/And fixed it so Cervera found it hard to get away” Does anybody here know the song?

*SINGLETON, WALTER K. Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division. Place and date: Gio Linh District, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 24 March 1967. Entered service at: Memphis, Tenn. Born: 7 December 1944, Memphis, Tenn. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Singleton's company was conducting combat operations when the lead platoon received intense small arms, automatic weapons, rocket, and mortar fire from a well entrenched enemy force. As the company fought its way forward, the extremely...