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Different in many ways
As so were those
In World War II
Combat soldier was twenty-six
N-n-n-n-nineteen
The heaviest fighting
Miles northwest of Saigon
N-n-n-n-nineteen, nineteen
N-nineteen, nineteen
In Vietnam, the combat soldier
Typically served a twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
N-n-n-n-nineteen
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In Saigon, a US miltary spokesman
Said today, more than 720 troops
Were killed last week in
2,689 soldiers
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average age was nineteen
D-d-d-d-d-destruction
D-d-d-d-d-destruction
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffer
From what psychiatrists call
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
Eight to ten years after coming home
Almost eight-hundred-thousand men
Are still fighting the Vietnam War
None of them received
A hero's welcome
S-s-s-s-s-Saigon
Nineteen, s-s-s-s-Saigon
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