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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 |
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And so were those who did the fighting |
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In world war two |
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the average age of the combat soldier was 26 |
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In Vietnam he was 19 |
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The haviest fighting of the past two weeks |
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Continued today 25 miles north west of Saigon |
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I wasn't really sure what was going on |
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In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served |
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A twelve-month tour of duty |
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But was exposed to hostile fire |
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Almost everyday |
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In Saigon U.S. Military spokesman said today |
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More than 700 enemy troups were killed last week |
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In that sensitive border area |
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Through out all of south Vietnam the enemy lost |
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A total of 2,689 soldiers |
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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 age was 19 |
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According to a veterans administraction study |
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Half of Vietnam combat veterans |
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Suffer from what phychiatrists 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 |
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Almost 800,000 men are still fighting the Vietnam war |
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None of them received a hero's welcome |
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19, Saigon, Saigon, Saigon, Saigon, Saigon |
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19, nineteen, nineteen, nineteen, nineteen |
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Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam Saigon |
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Purple heart, Saigon, purple heart, Saigon |
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I wasn't really sure what was going on |
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