Wednesday, May 18, 2011

For What It's Worth

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There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

We chose this song because it directly relates to the crisis in vietnam. It shows how the war emitted confusion and mixed emotions about whether or not the soldiers were doing the right thing.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Life in Vietnam Asia

 I feel strongly for the war. I love my platoon, and sometimes I start to have mixed feelings about the men.  I've developed a strong relationship with all of them here. I feel like the connection that I have with them is growing and getting stronger as the days go by. I volunteered for this war because I want to do something good for my country. It has done a lot for me and I owe my life to it. My favorite thing about Vietnam is Saigon. The $1 girls, the cheap drinks, and the good meals is what i like about this hell hole. I don't believe that Vietnam is as bad as everybody thinks it is, because I am like Rambo and I won't die. I am not scared of the VC because I just burn everybody's villages without care. I am a war machine, I was raised a war machine, and I will die a war machine.

The Adventures of Rainbow Rambo

Hey, my name is Rainbow Rambo. I am a 6'1 soldier from Georgia. I am 18 years old and I just graduated high school. My friends call me Rambo because I am the only person in my high school that was excited to go to war. A lot of people think that I'm just a jar head but I focused on school a lot before I signed up for war. I worked at a meat packing factory down in Atlanta. I had a girlfriend named Dienna Maddic. She and I were crazy in love. She kept telling me that I would come back hurt or in a box. I told her not to worry because i loved her, and that alone would keep me alive. My best friend from high school was Mike Jones. He and I did everything together. We had a boat and would go fishing on the Mississippi river on occasion. He went to war with me and was in my platoon.