Vietnam Soldier

Oh, you boys of arrogant tongue far from your land What demons swarm among your brother’s band? Without a care you shunned the face of fame Though disgraced at home was your honorable name In combat, you locked eyes with formidable foe From blood and death your bravery refused to go No, easy conquest of that rebel land It’s more than blood that drips from your hand On what cause did this conflict invite? Some said power, not freedom for which you fight In the end 58000 troops were dead Names on a wall was where their spirits fled America looked on with her streaming eyes While her heroes fell in sacrifice She owned the power to aid her soldier’s storm But held it back to embrace liberal reform Those brave troops numerous as the sand Done their duty on their country’s command Gave their all on the firing line The story is told for every name divine