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Sean of the South's "The Girl I Left Behind"

Special | 3m 34s

Sean Dietrich performs and tells the story behind "The Girl I Left Behind."

Sean Dietrich performs and tells the story behind "The Girl I Left Behind," adopted by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and still a standard of the U.S. Army today.

04/15/2026

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America 250 Moments

Sean of the South's "The Girl I Left Behind"

Special | 3m 34s

Sean Dietrich performs and tells the story behind "The Girl I Left Behind," adopted by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War and still a standard of the U.S. Army today.

04/15/2026

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