[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