In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't

It was different in many ways, as so were those 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