Nineteen (19) extended version

19 (Nineteen)
In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war, but it wasn't
It was different in many ways, and so were those who did the fighting
In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26...
In Vietnam he was 19


(TV announcer's voice)
The heaviest fighting of the past two weeks continued today
25 miles north west of Saigon
Wasn't really sure what was going on (Vet's Voice)

Nininini Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 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
Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19


(TV announcer's voice)
In Saigon a US military spokesman said today : "More then 700 enemy troops were killed last week in that sensitive border area. Through out all of South Vietnam , the enemy lost a total of 2.689 soldiers."

(Vet's Voice)
" You're eightteen years old and you're wearing somebodies brains around on your shirt , because they got their heads blown off right next to you .. and that's not suppose to affect you"
"I could never understand"
"What would scare me ? ... is that we were to send a group of eightteen year olds 12.000 miles away , and subject them to in a year of that obsanity, and have them not be affected ... "
"That's what would frighten me"

(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

none of them recieved the hero's welcome
none of them recieved the hero's welcome

According to a Veteran's Administration study
Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call a
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

(Singing Girls)
Dedededededede-Destruction

Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19
Nininininininininin Nineteen, 19, Ni-nineteen 19
19,19,19,19

Vietnam, Saigon , Vietnam , Saigon
Vietnam, Saigon , Vietnam , Saigon
Purple heart, Saigon , Purple heart , Saigon
Purple heart, Saigon , Purple heart , Saigon

wasn't really sure what was going on
wasn't really sure what was going on