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Thread #17791   Message #189542
Posted By: DebC
04-Mar-00 - 07:46 PM
Thread Name: Songs About Vietnam War Part II
Subject: RE: Songs About Vietnam Part II
MG said: "why would anyone say it was a war with no heroes?"

I spoke to David, author of "Memorial Day". He said that his line "in a war that had no heroes" was meant to mean the ones with the name recognition like JFK, MacArthur, or Eisenhower from past conflicts. I thought that is what he meant, but I wanted to make sure :-)

I think that we all agree that the thousands of men and women who gave their lives and their souls (as my ex-husband did) in that war are the real heroes.

Cheers, Deb