I served in the Vietnam War stateside as an Adjutant with Transportation Corps. I have written many songs but hesitate to put them out there because people are so stupid and/or cruel. But here is one.

A for the ambush that comes in the night.
B is for Bravo the boys that could fight
C is for Charlie cruel and red
D is for dying and D is for dead
E for enlisted men sturdy and true
F for the fear that we knew through and through
G for guerilla for grunt and grenade
H for a hundred degrees in the shade
H furthermore is for straight out of hell
H for the horrors we never will tel
H for the Hueys flying around
H is for hover and h hit the ground

I is for incoming deadly and near
J is for Jesus Christ why are we here
K is for kill our mission in short
K for K rations in case we abort

L is for lots of things that come to mind
L is for leaving our lovers behind
L for lieutenants the good and the bad
L for the limbs that we wish we still had

M is for memories munitions and mom
N is for napalm the nastiest bomb
O is for opium easy and cheap
P is for punji sticks plungng in deep

Q for the quiet that's worse than the noise
S for what separates men from the boys
T is for torture and T is for Tet
T is for try really hard to forget

U for our uncle who sent us away
U for our homeland the US of A
U is for really unless you were there
You can't understand and we're not sure you care

V is for Vietnam everyone knows
V is for vanquish our villainous foes
V for the victory we were denied
V for the very fine men who have diedd