19-Paul Hardcastle

[ti:19] [ar:Paul Hardcastle] [al:Cover to cover] [by:] [offset:0] [00:02.91]In 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war [00:06.40] [00:07.14]But it wasn＇t [00:08.83]It was different in many ways as so were those that did the fighting [00:11.70]In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26 [00:15.13]In Vietnam he was 19 [00:18.13]In inininininin Vietnam he was 19 [00:20.50] [00:21.12]In inininininin Vietnam he was 19 [00:23.24] [00:24.12]In inininininin Vietnam he was 19 [00:26.36] [00:27.11]N n n n nineteen [00:28.36] [00:29.23]The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today [00:31.67]25 miles north-west of Saigon [00:33.10] [00:33.99]I wasn＇t really sure what was going on [00:36.94]Nininini Nineteen 19 Ni-nineteen 19 [00:40.05]19 19 19 19 [00:45.55]In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty [00:50.03]But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday [00:53.78]Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19 [00:57.65]Ninininininininininin 19 nininininninin 19 [01:00.32] [01:14.30]In Saigon a U S military spokesman said today more than 700 enemy troops [01:18.35]Were killed last week in that sensitive border area [01:21.04] [01:21.91]Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy lost a total 2689 soldiers [01:25.27] [01:28.00]All those who remember the war [01:33.06] [01:34.36]They won＇t forget what they＇ve seen [01:36.87] [01:37.93]Destruction of men in their prime [01:41.99] [01:42.67]Whose average was 19 [01:44.36] [01:46.61]Dedededededede-Destruction [01:50.34]Dedededededede-Destruction [01:54.03] [01:58.90]According to a Veteran＇s Administration study [02:01.08]Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call [02:04.51]Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder [02:06.40] [02:07.02]Many vets complain of alienation rage or guilt [02:09.89] [02:10.45]Some succumb to suicidal thoughts [02:12.14] [02:12.70]Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight hundred thousand men [02:16.69]Are still fighting the Vietnam War [02:18.63] [02:35.04]None of them received a heroes welcome [02:36.60] [02:50.46]Nininininininininin Nineteen 19 Ni-nineteen 19 [03:09.43] [03:11.61]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:13.61]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:15.54]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:17.60]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:19.04] [03:19.66]Purple heart Saigon [03:21.47]Purple heart Saigon [03:22.97] [03:23.91]I wasn＇t really sure what was going on [03:25.65]I wasn＇t really sure what was going on