Paul Hardcastle 19 Lyrics

19 Lyrics

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