[00:02.911]In 1965Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war [00:07.141]But it wasn 't [00:08.831]It was different in many ways as so were those that did the fighting [00:11.700]In World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26 [00:15.130]In Vietnam he was 19 [00:18.130]In inininininin Vietnam he was 19 [00:21.120]In inininininin Vietnam he was 19 [00:24.120]In inininininin Vietnam he was 19 [00:27.110]N n n n nineteen [00:29.230]The shooting and fighting of the past two weeks continued today [00:31.670]25miles north-west of Saigon [00:33.991]I wasn 't really sure what was going on [00:36.941]Nininini Nineteen 19Ni-nineteen 19 [00:40.51]19 19 19 19 [00:45.551]In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty [00:50.31]But was exposed to hostile fire almost everyday [00:53.781]Ninininininininininin 19nininininninin 19 [00:57.651]Ninininininininininin 19nininininninin 19 [01:14.301]In Saigon a U S military spokesman said today more than 700enemy troops [01:18.351]Were killed last week in that sensitive border area [01:21.911]Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy lost a total 2689soldiers [01:28.01]All those who remember the war [01:34.361]They won 't forget what they 've seen [01:37.931]Destruction of men in their prime [01:42.671]Whose average was 19 [01:46.611]Dedededededede-Destruction [01:50.341]Dedededededede-Destruction [01:58.901]According to a Veteran 's Administration study [02:01.81]Half of the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call [02:04.511]Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder [02:07.21]Many vets complain of alienation rage or guilt [02:10.451]Some succumb to suicidal thoughts [02:12.701]Eight to Ten years after coming home almost eight hundred thousand men [02:16.691]Are still fighting the Vietnam War [02:35.41]None of them received a heroes welcome [02:50.460]Nininininininininin Nineteen 19Ni-nineteen 19 [03:11.611]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:13.611]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:15.541]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:17.601]Vietnam S S Saigon [03:19.661]Purple heart Saigon [03:21.471]Purple heart Saigon [03:23.911]I wasn 't really sure what was going on [03:25.651]I wasn 't really sure what was going on