| In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war
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| But it wasn’t
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| It was different in many ways, as so were those that did the fighting
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| In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 2
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| In Vietnam he was 19
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| In inininininin Vietnam he was 19
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| In inininininin Vietnam he was 19
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| In inininininin Vietnam he was 19
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| N n n n nineteen
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| The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
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| 25 miles north-west of Saigon
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| I wasn’t really sure what was going on Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
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| In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty
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| But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
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| Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19
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| Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19
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| In Saigon a U. S military spokesman said today more than 700 enemy troops
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| Were killed last week in that sensitive border area
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| Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy lost a total 2689 soldiers
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| All those who remember the war
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| They won’t forget what they’ve seen
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| Destruction of men in their prime
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| Whose average was 19
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| Dedededededede-Destruction
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| Dedededededede-Destruction
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| According to a Veteran’s Administration study
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| Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call
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| Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
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| Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
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| Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
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| Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight hundred thousand men
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| Are still fighting the Vietnam War
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| None of them received a heroes welcome
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| Dedededededede-Destruction
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| Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
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| Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
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| Vietnam S S Saigon
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| Vietnam S S Saigon
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| Vietnam S S Saigon
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| Vietnam S S Saigon
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| Purple heart Saigon
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| Purple heart Saigon
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| I wasn’t really sure what was going on I wasn’t really sure what was going on |