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  • Okay.

  • Uh, I wrote this poem about the lives that we've lived.

  • Even though they haven't been that long.

  • It seems like they've been in eternity.

  • We are the Children of Vietnam veterans.

  • Vietnam took away their youth.

  • The war they brought back took away hours.

  • They came back to the world with no parades.

  • No, thank you's no recognition at all.

  • We asked for no parades.

  • We've no need for Thank you.

  • But we do for you.

  • We do feel we've been for gotten.

  • We've all done our tour of duty in the NAM.

  • Vietnam has affected us as it did our fathers.

  • We love our fathers.

  • We know that the war made them the way they are today.

  • We want to thank all the vets for fighting in a war that was almost impossible to fight.

  • We love you all.

  • We were born of the Vietnam War.

  • Isn't it time to ask?

  • What has Vietnam Dunder, my child?

  • Our fathers fought in Vietnam.

  • We are fighting in the legacy of its aftermath.

  • Okay.

  • I wrote this poem, uh, kind of dedicated to all of us who have lived with our fathers and some of us with our mothers.

  • uh, we are the Children of Vietnam veterans.

  • Vietnam took away their youth.

  • The war they brought back took away hours.

  • They came back to the world with no parades.

  • No, thank you.

  • No recognition at all.

  • We ask for no parades.

  • We've no need for Thank you.

  • But we do feel we've been for gotten.

  • We've all done our tour of duty in the NAM.

  • Vietnam has affected us as it did our fathers.

  • We love our fathers.

  • We know that the war made them the way they are today.

  • We want to thank all the vets for fighting in a war that was almost impossible to fight.

  • We love you all.

  • We were born of the Vietnam War.

  • Isn't it time to ask what his Vietnam done to my child?

  • Our fathers fought in Vietnam.

  • We're fighting in the legacy of its aftermath.

  • Our fathers fought in Vietnam.

  • We air Friday in the legacy of its aftermath.

  • Cable less last three d then look around.

  • Okay.

  • Last war.

  • Life.

  • Okay.

  • We were born of the Vietnam War.

  • Is it time to ask?

  • What has Vietnam done to my child?

  • Our fathers fought in Vietnam.

  • We are fighting in the legacy of its aftermath.

  • Uh, I wrote you want to read the whole thing?

  • Okay.

  • Yeah.

  • I just know I want to try to do this.

  • Wrote this poem started.

  • Okay.

  • I wrote this poem to ah to let the world know what we've been through.

  • We are the Children of Vietnam veterans.

  • Vietnam took away their youth.

  • The war they brought back took away hours.

  • They came back to the world with no parades.

  • No, thank you's no recognition at all.

  • We asked for no parades.

  • We've no need for Thank you.

  • But we do feel we've been for gotten.

  • We've all done our tour of duty in the NAM.

  • Vietnam has affected us as it did our fathers.

  • We love our fathers.

  • We know that the war made them the way they are today.

  • We want to thank all the vets for fighting in a war that was almost impossible to fight.

  • We love you all.

  • We were born of the Vietnam War.

  • Isn't it time to ask?

  • What has Vietnam done to my child?

  • Our fathers fought in Vietnam.

  • We are fighting in the legacy of its aftermath.

  • No, just the last couple of lines.

  • How many lives.

  • Okay?

  • Five.

  • Elvin, that'll sound weird.

  • Okay, Okay.

  • Um let's see.

  • We want to thank all the vets for fighting in a war that was almost impossible to fight.

  • We love you all.

  • We were born of the Vietnam War.

  • Isn't it time to ask what his Vietnam done to my child?

  • Our fathers fought in Vietnam.

  • We are fighting in the legacy of its aftermath.

Okay.

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