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19 - Destruction Mix
by
Paul Hardcastle
on
Paul Hardcastle
(1985) samples
Vietnam Requiem
(Bill Couturié,
):
They fought the longest war in American history.
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.
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The heaviest fighting of the past two weeks continued today 25 miles northwest of Saigon.
I wasn't really sure what was going on.
In Vietnam the combat soldier typicaly served a twelve month tour of duty but was exposed to hostile fire almost every day.
In Saigon a US military spokesman said today more than 700 enemy troops were killed last week in that sensitive border area. Throughout all of South- Vietnam the enemy lost a total of 2689 soldiers.
You're 18 years old and you're wearing somebody's brains around on your shirt because they got their heads blown off right next to you ... and that's not supposed to affect you ... I can never understand. What would scare me, is if we were to send a group of 18-year olds 1200 miles away, and subject them to a year of that insanity, and have them not be affected. That's what would frighten me.
According to a Veteran's Administration study, half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffer 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 800,000 men are still fighting the Vietnam War.
None of them received a hero's welcome
Saigon
Vietnam
Purple Heart
The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff
by
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
on
Rock The House
(1987) samples
Vietnam Requiem
(Bill Couturié,
):
None of them