Paul Hardcastle - 19

In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war,
but it wasn't.
It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting.
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...
In Vietnam he was 19.
In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.


(TV announcer's voice)
The shooting and fighting of the past
two weeks continued today
25 miles west of Saigon
I really wasn't sure what was going on
(Vet's Voice)

Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

In Vietnam the combat soldier
typicaly served a twelve month tour of duty but
was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19

Hundreds of Thousands of men
who saw heavy combat in Vietnam were arrested
since discharge
Their arrest rate is almost twice that
of non-veterans of the same age.
There are no accurate figures of how many
of these men have been incarcerated.
But, a Veterans Administration study concludes
that the greater of Vets
exposure to combat could more likely affect
his chances of being arrested or
convicted.

This is one legacy of the Vietnam War

(Singing Girls)
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen..
Destruction of men in their prime
whose average was 19
Dedededededede-Destruction
Dedededededede-Destruction
War, War
Dededede-Destruction,
wa-wa-War, wa-War, War
Dedededededede-Destruction
War, War

After World War II the Men came home together
on troop ships, but the Vietnam
Vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
Perhaps the most dramatic difference
between World War II and VietNam was
coming home.. .none of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received