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 26...
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In Vietnam he was 19.
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In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.
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(TV announcer's voice)
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The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
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25 miles west of Saigon
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I really wasn't sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)
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Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
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19,19,19,19
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In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty but
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was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
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Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19
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Hundreds of Thousands of men who saw heavy combat in Vietnam were arrested
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since discharge
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Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age.
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There are no accurate figures of how many of these men have been incarcerated.
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But, a Veterans Administration study concludes that the greater of Vets
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exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances of being arrested or
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convicted.
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This is one legacy of the Vietnam War
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(Singing Girls)
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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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War, War
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Dededede-Destruction, wa-wa-War, wa-War, War
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Dedededededede-Destruction
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War, War
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After World War II the Men came home together on troop ships, but the Vietnam
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Vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
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Perhaps the most dramatic difference between World War II and Vietnam was
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coming home.. .none of them received a hero's welcome
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None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
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Nenene Nenene None of them, none of them, none of them (etc...)
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None of them received a hero's welcome
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None of them received a hero's welcome
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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 are
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still fighting the Vietnam War
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(Singing Girls)
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Dedededededede-Destruction
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Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
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19,19,19,19
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Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
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19,19,19,19
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(Soldiers Voice)
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When we came back it was different.. Everybody wants to know "How'd it
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happened to those guys over there
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There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
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We did what we had to do
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There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
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People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
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Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
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All we want to do is come home
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All we want to do is come home
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What did we do it for
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All we want to do is come home
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Was it worth it?
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