Paul Hardcastle / Nineteen
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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-in-in Vietnam he was 19
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
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
A twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 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
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average was 19
De-de-destruction
De-de-destruction
War, war
De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war
De-de-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 a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them
None of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a hero's welcome
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered 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
De-de-destruction
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know
"How'd it happened to those guys over there"
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
We did what we had to do
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
All we want to do is come home
All we want to do is come home
What did we do it for?
All we want to do is come home
Was it worth it
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-in-in Vietnam he was 19
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
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
A twelve month tour of duty
But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 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
All those who remember the war
They won't forget what they've seen
Destruction of men in their prime
Whose average was 19
De-de-destruction
De-de-destruction
War, war
De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war
De-de-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 a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them
None of them received a hero's welcome
None of them received a hero's welcome
According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered 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
De-de-destruction
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
19, 19, 19, 19
When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know
"How'd it happened to those guys over there"
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
We did what we had to do
There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
All we want to do is come home
All we want to do is come home
What did we do it for?
All we want to do is come home
Was it worth it
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:02.60] In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't
[00:33.50] It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting
[00:37.72] In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26
[00:39.52] In Vietnam he was 19
[00:41.22] In-in-in Vietnam he was 19
[00:45.40] The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
[00:46.79] 25 miles west of Saigon
[00:47.96] I really wasn't sure what was going on
[00:49.06] Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
[00:50.24] 19, 19, 19, 19
[00:51.31] In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
[00:52.67] A twelve month tour of duty
[00:54.41] But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
[00:57.92] Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 19
[00:59.14] Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat
[01:03.24] In Vietnam were arrested since discharge
[01:12.11] Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age
[01:14.85] There are no accurate figures of how many of these men
[01:16.18] Have been incarcerated
[01:17.44] But a Veterans Administration study
[01:18.56] Concludes that the greater of vets
[01:19.35] Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances
[01:20.39] Of being arrested or convicted
[01:21.32] This is one legacy of the Vietnam War
[01:22.46] All those who remember the war
[01:23.47] They won't forget what they've seen
[01:24.45] Destruction of men in their prime
[01:25.46] Whose average was 19
[01:26.40] De-de-destruction
[01:27.37] De-de-destruction
[01:28.23] War, war
[01:29.20] De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war
[01:30.17] De-de-destruction
[01:31.05] War, war
[01:32.02] After World War II the men came home together on troop ships
[01:33.00] But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
[01:33.85] Perhaps the most dramatic difference between
[01:34.71] World War II and Vietnam was coming home
[01:35.47] None of them received a hero's welcome
[01:36.21] None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
[01:37.16] Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them
[01:38.18] None of them received a hero's welcome
[01:39.09] None of them received a hero's welcome
[01:39.97] According to a Veteran's Administration study
[01:40.80] Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what
[01:41.63] Psychiatrists call
[01:42.51] Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
[01:43.41] Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt
[01:44.38] Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
[01:45.30] Eight to ten years after coming home
[01:46.25] Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War
[01:47.25] De-de-destruction
[01:48.15] Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19
[01:49.15] 19, 19, 19, 19
[01:50.08] Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
[01:50.92] 19, 19, 19, 19
[01:51.82] When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know
[01:52.73] "How'd it happened to those guys over there"
[01:53.68] There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
[01:54.43] We did what we had to do
[01:55.10] There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
[01:56.02] People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
[01:56.93] Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
[01:57.78] All we want to do is come home
[01:58.47] All we want to do is come home
[01:59.25] What did we do it for?
[02:00.19] All we want to do is come home
[02:00.83] Was it worth it
[02:01.57]
[00:33.50] It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting
[00:37.72] In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26
[00:39.52] In Vietnam he was 19
[00:41.22] In-in-in Vietnam he was 19
[00:45.40] The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
[00:46.79] 25 miles west of Saigon
[00:47.96] I really wasn't sure what was going on
[00:49.06] Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
[00:50.24] 19, 19, 19, 19
[00:51.31] In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
[00:52.67] A twelve month tour of duty
[00:54.41] But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday
[00:57.92] Ni-ni-ni 19, Ni-ni-ni 19
[00:59.14] Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat
[01:03.24] In Vietnam were arrested since discharge
[01:12.11] Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age
[01:14.85] There are no accurate figures of how many of these men
[01:16.18] Have been incarcerated
[01:17.44] But a Veterans Administration study
[01:18.56] Concludes that the greater of vets
[01:19.35] Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances
[01:20.39] Of being arrested or convicted
[01:21.32] This is one legacy of the Vietnam War
[01:22.46] All those who remember the war
[01:23.47] They won't forget what they've seen
[01:24.45] Destruction of men in their prime
[01:25.46] Whose average was 19
[01:26.40] De-de-destruction
[01:27.37] De-de-destruction
[01:28.23] War, war
[01:29.20] De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war
[01:30.17] De-de-destruction
[01:31.05] War, war
[01:32.02] After World War II the men came home together on troop ships
[01:33.00] But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat
[01:33.85] Perhaps the most dramatic difference between
[01:34.71] World War II and Vietnam was coming home
[01:35.47] None of them received a hero's welcome
[01:36.21] None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them
[01:37.16] Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them
[01:38.18] None of them received a hero's welcome
[01:39.09] None of them received a hero's welcome
[01:39.97] According to a Veteran's Administration study
[01:40.80] Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what
[01:41.63] Psychiatrists call
[01:42.51] Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
[01:43.41] Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt
[01:44.38] Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
[01:45.30] Eight to ten years after coming home
[01:46.25] Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War
[01:47.25] De-de-destruction
[01:48.15] Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19
[01:49.15] 19, 19, 19, 19
[01:50.08] Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni-19 19
[01:50.92] 19, 19, 19, 19
[01:51.82] When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know
[01:52.73] "How'd it happened to those guys over there"
[01:53.68] There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
[01:54.43] We did what we had to do
[01:55.10] There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
[01:56.02] People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
[01:56.93] Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now
[01:57.78] All we want to do is come home
[01:58.47] All we want to do is come home
[01:59.25] What did we do it for?
[02:00.19] All we want to do is come home
[02:00.83] Was it worth it
[02:01.57]