by Roryanne O'Rourke

Created on: December 01, 2010

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans

 I'm glad I was born in America

I'm grateful that I'm free

But there are those I never thanked

Who fought for you and me

They went away a long time ago

Proud and happy to serve

What they would face when they came home

Was something they didn't deserve

It makes me sad to think about

How disrespectful we were

No ticker tape, no welcome home

God, how did this occur?

They fought for freedom in a harsh land

far away from their home

They lived in conditions far worse

than you or I have ever known

This message comes too late for some

It's so sad but it's true

Thank You, Vietnam Veterans

I'm most grateful to you.

Our veterans are heroes

In time of peace and war

We mistreated the Vietnam Veterans

It's time to say, "No more!"

Don't complain and moan and protest

About what you do not know

Be glad that the Vietnam Veterans

went where you would not go

In Vietnam they fought to free

those who wished to be

We stayed home and closed our eyes

We didn't want to see

If not for those who fought in Vietnam,

Life would be different for those like me and you.

It's time to say to Vietnam Veterans

Welcome Home, God bless you and thank you!

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