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1	In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war but it wasn't						In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war,	1
2	It was different in many ways, as so were tose that did the fighting						but it wasn't.	2
3	In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26						It                                                              was different in many ways, as so were	3
4	In Vietnam he was 19						those that did the fighting.	4
5	In-in-in Vietnam he                                                  was 19						In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...	5
1							In Vietnam he was 19.	1
2							In inininininin Vietnam he was 19.	2
3							(TV announcer's voice)	3
	The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today						The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today
	25 miles west of Saigon						25 miles west of Saigon
6	I really wasn't sure what was going on						I really wasn't sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)	6
7	Ni-ni-ni19,            19, ni-19 19						Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19	7
8	19, 19, 19, 19						19,19,19,19	8
	In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served						In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served
9	A twelve month tour of duty						a twelve month tour of duty but	9
10	But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday						was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday	10
11	Ni-ni-ni19, Ni-ni-ni                 19						Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19	11
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12	Hundreds of thousands of men who saw heavy combat						Hundreds of Thousands of men who saw	12
13	In             Vietnam were arrested since discharge						heavy combat in Vietnam were arrested	13
14	Their arrest rate is almost twice that of non-veterans of the same age						since discharge Their arrest rate is	14
15	There are no accurate figures of how many of these men						almost twice that                    of non-veterans of	15
16	Have been incarcerated						the same age.	16
17							There are no accurate figures of how many of	17
18	But a Veterans Administration study						these men have been incarcerated.	18
19	Concludes that the greater of vets						But, a Veterans Administration study	19
20	Exposure to combat could more likely affect his chances						concludes that the greater of Vets	20
21	Of being arrested or convicted						exposure to combat could more likely	21
4							affect his chances of being arrested	4
5							or convicted.	5
	This is one legacy of the Vietnam War						This is one legacy of the Vietnam War
6							(Singing Girls)	6
	All those who remember the war						All those who remember the war
22	They won't forget what they've seen						They won't forget what they've seen..	22
	Destruction of men in their prime						Destruction of men in their prime
23	Whose average was 19						whose average was 19	23
24							Dedededededede-Destruction	24
25	De-de-destruction						Dedededededede-Destruction	25
26	De-de-destruction						War, War	26
27	War, war						Dededede-Destruction, wa-wa-War, wa-War, War	27
28							Dedededededede-Destruction	28
29	De-de-destruction, wa, wa, war, wa, war, war						War, War	29
2	De-de-destruction							2
30	War, war						After World War II the Men came home together	30
31							on troop ships, but the Vietnam	31
32	After World War II the men came home together on troop ships						Vet often arrived                     home within 48 hours of jungle combat	32
33	But the Vietnam vet often arrived home within 48 hours of jungle combat						Perhaps the most dramatic difference	33
34	Perhaps the most dramatic difference between						between World War II and Vietnam was	34
35	World War II and Vietnam was coming home						coming home.. .none of them received a hero's welcome	35
36	None of them received a hero's welcome						None of them received a heroes welcome,	36
37							none of them, none of them	37
38	None of them received a heroes welcome, none of them, none of them						Nenene Nenene None of them,                                none of them, none of them (etc...)	38
3	Ne-ne-ne, ne-ne-ne, none of them, none of them, none of them							3
	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
	According to a Veteran's Administration study						According to a Veteran's Administration study
39	Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what						Half of the Vietnam combat veterans	39
40	Psychiatrists call						suffered from what Psychiatrists call	40
	Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder						Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder
41							Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt	41
4	Many vets complain of alienation, rage or guilt							4
	Some succumb to suicidal thoughts						Some succumb to suicidal thoughts
42	Eight to ten years after coming home						Eight to Ten years after coming home almost	42
43	Almost eight hundred thousand men are still fighting the Vietnam War						eight-hundred-thousand                           men are	43
44							still fighting the Vietnam War	44
5	De-de-destruction							5
45	Ni-ni-ni 19, 19, ni19 19						(Singing Girls)	45
46	19, 19, 19, 19						Dedededededede-Destruction	46
6	Ni-ni-ni19, 19, ni-19 19							6
47	19, 19, 19, 19						Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen      19	47
48							19,19,19,19	48
49	When we came back it was different, everybody wants to know						Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19	49
50	"How'd it happened to those guys over there”						19,19,19,19	50
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8							(Soldiers Voice)	8
9							When we came back it was different..	9
10							Everybody wants to know "How'd it	10
11							happened to those guys over there	11
	There's gotta be something wrong somewhere						There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
	We did what we had to do						We did what we had to do
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	There's gotta be something wrong somewhere						There's gotta be something wrong somewhere
	People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us						People wanted us to be ashamed of what it made us
	Dad had no idea what he went to fight and he is now						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
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	All we want to do is come home						All we want to do is come home
51	What did we do it for?						What did we do it for	51
	All we want to do is come home						All we want to do is come home
52	Was it worth it						Was it worth it?	52

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