Travelin’ Soldier
E422532
"Travelin’ Soldier" is a poignant country ballad about love and loss during the Vietnam War, popularized by the Dixie Chicks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Travelin’ Soldier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4222266 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Travelin’ Soldier Context triple: [Dixie Chicks, hasHitSong, Travelin’ Soldier]
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A.
The Army Goes Rolling Along
"The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the United States Army, widely recognized as its spirited military march and anthem.
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B.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
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C.
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
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D.
Travelin' Man
"Travelin' Man" is a 1961 pop song by American singer Ricky Nelson that became one of his biggest hits and a classic of early rock and roll.
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E.
G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues is a 1960 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a U.S. Army soldier stationed in Germany, featuring several popular songs from his early movie career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Travelin’ Soldier Target entity description: "Travelin’ Soldier" is a poignant country ballad about love and loss during the Vietnam War, popularized by the Dixie Chicks.
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A.
The Army Goes Rolling Along
"The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the United States Army, widely recognized as its spirited military march and anthem.
-
B.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young is a non-fiction book by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway that recounts their firsthand experiences and leadership during one of the first major battles between U.S. forces and the North Vietnamese Army in the Vietnam War.
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C.
No Time for Sergeants
No Time for Sergeants is a 1950s comedic story, best known as a novel, Broadway play, and film about a naive country boy in the U.S. Air Force, that became a classic of American military humor.
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D.
Travelin' Man
"Travelin' Man" is a 1961 pop song by American singer Ricky Nelson that became one of his biggest hits and a classic of early rock and roll.
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E.
G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues is a 1960 musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a U.S. Army soldier stationed in Germany, featuring several popular songs from his early movie career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country ballad
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| albumPerformer | Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bruce Robison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single ⓘ |
| composer | Bruce Robison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| DixieChicksSingleReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| genre | country ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
military service
ⓘ
small-town America ⓘ war casualties ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
letters between soldier and girl
ⓘ
soldier’s death in combat ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
acoustic
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableCoverVersionBy | Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Bruce Robison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Bruce Robison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bruce Robison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dixie Chicks NERFINISHED ⓘ Ty England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Monument Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Open Wide Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| singleFrom | Home NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
a high school girl waiting at home
ⓘ
a young American soldier going to war ⓘ |
| theme |
Vietnam War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
loss ⓘ love ⓘ |
| tone |
melancholic
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
| writer | Bruce Robison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Travelin’ Soldier Description of subject: "Travelin’ Soldier" is a poignant country ballad about love and loss during the Vietnam War, popularized by the Dixie Chicks.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.