The call of duty beckoned these brave young men
Our "Viking Warriors" were so very young then
They were sent to a land so far away
And all we could do was say a prayer for them each day
No one understood this war
Or what it was our men were really fighting for
They were each someone's son and all were our friends
We hoped this war wouldn't bring their lives to an end
But this war dragged on and many lives were lost
The Vietnam War had a very expensive cost
As we continued to track the news
We found that one by one, each friend we'd lose
So many lives sacrificed and we still lost that war
And all we can ask to this day is "What for?"

Copyright ©2000 Edith Bael

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