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They fought the longest war in american history.
They fought the longest war in american history.

(Demonstrationsteilnehmer)
In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war
But it wasn't
It was different in many ways
And so were those who did the fighting
In world war two the average age of the combat soldier was 26
In Vietnam he was 19.
Inininininin Vietnam he was 19 (3xSampling). n n n n nineteen

(TV announcer's voice)
The heaviest fighting of the past two weeks
Continued today 25 miles north west of Saigon

I wasn't really sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)
Nineteen, nineteen, nineteen, nineteen, nineteen. (Sampling)

In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
A twelve-month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire
Almost every day.

(Singing Girl and Spoksmen)
Nininininininininin, 19 - Nininininininininin, 19 - Nininininininininin, 19 - Nininininininininin, 19 (Sampling)

TV-Reporter): In Saigon a U.S. military spokesman said today
More then 700 enemy troops were killed last week
In that sensitive border area
Through out all of South Vietnam, the enemy lost
A total of 2.689 soldiers.
[Sirenen, Schrei][Sirenen] Ninin, 19, 19
(Vet's Voice)
"You're eightteen years old and you're wearing somebodies brains around on your shirt , because they got their heads blown off right next to you .. and that's not suppose to affect you"
"I could never understand"
"What would scare me ? ... is that we were to send a group of eightteen year olds 12.000 miles away, and subject them to in a year of that obsanity, and have them not be affected ..."
"That's what would frighten me"

(Singing Girl)
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average age was 19
Destruction, Destruction (Sampling)

[Trompete] (Vet's Voice)
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
(Singing Girl)
Destruction, Destruction (Sampling)

None of them received a hero's welcome.
None of them received a hero's welcome, none of them, none of them
None of them, none of them, none of them [etc...] (Sampling)
None of them received a hero's welcome. None of them received a hero's welcome.
None of them received a hero's welcome: None of them received a hero's welcome.

(Singing Girl and Spoksmen) (Sampling)
Nininin Nineteen, Saigon Saigon Saigon Saigon Saigon
19, 19, 19, 19, 19, 19, Ni-nineteen
Nininininininininin Nineteen, Nininininininininin Nineteen, Nininininininininin Nineteen

(Soldiers Voice, Jeeps)
Vietnam , S S Saigon , Vietnam , S S Saigon
Vietnam , S S Saigon , Vietnam , S S Saigon
Purple heart , Saigon , Purple heart , S S Saigon
I wasn't really sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)
I wasn't really sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)
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