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Soldier entertainment had its earliest origins in the American Revolution and the Civil War. Army camp shows were often spontaneously organized in companies, battalions or other units with volunteer soldier entertainers. In 1918, Irving Berlin’s “Yip, Yip, Yaphank” and George M. Cohan’s “Over There” provided rallying and rousing patriotic music for soldiers and civilians alike as troop entertainment became an essential morale booster during World War I.
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