Posted on May 25, 2016
The Boys in Company C: Closing Credits / Here I Am
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Remembering our Fallen as always, not just on Memorial Day. I loved the movie that this is from- The Boys in Company C. This song is featured at the end of the film...
Thought I would share and collect everyone's thoughts on everything. In particular, I'd love to hear from those that Served in Vietnam- did this song take you back?
Any are welcome to comment though, this song really fit this movie and I imagine that the song is pretty
accurate to how Vietnam was ( according to Hollywood reenactments).
Things to Consider: Did the song garner emotional appeal from you as a Listener? Were you able to imagine the imagery which the words conveyed?
In other words, how did it make you feel? If you served in Vietnam, did the song take you back?
Thought I would share and collect everyone's thoughts on everything. In particular, I'd love to hear from those that Served in Vietnam- did this song take you back?
Any are welcome to comment though, this song really fit this movie and I imagine that the song is pretty
accurate to how Vietnam was ( according to Hollywood reenactments).
Things to Consider: Did the song garner emotional appeal from you as a Listener? Were you able to imagine the imagery which the words conveyed?
In other words, how did it make you feel? If you served in Vietnam, did the song take you back?
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Although "Boys" was one of the few accurate RVN movies.....no this mild mannered song didn't do anything for me, sounds like hootnanny, Joan Baez, shit. My soundtrack while there was more electric, rock n roll, crazy "Street fightin man" Despite being in a tank Company, I usually had my reel to reel in the rear loaded up with 8 hours of Rolling Stones that was switched on the minute we rolled into the tank park.
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SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres
Did you get "Satisfaction"? lol. thanks for sharing I appreciate receiving a response from a Vietnam Veteran. Thanks again!
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SGT Perdella-Torres I do remember the movie not so much the song,but my memories of Vietnam are set off by different things,the smell of wood smoke brings back the villages we searched,the sound of news helicopters,resupply and dust off choppers,fireworks on the 4th of July are tough that's the sound of gunfire from the tree line and lastly the sound of rain on the roof at night knowing I don't have to go on ambush patrols in the rain any more they were hairy.
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SGT Philip Roncari
SGT Perdella -Torres -I have a funny aside to your post concerning songs that bring back memories,I do remember two songs that if I heard them again would bring back a flood of old Vietnam flashbacks,it seems one of the guys in my platoon received two small tapes and a battery powered player the songs were"Snoopy vs the Red Baron" and "Winchester Chathedral" how's that for golden oldies.
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SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres
One of the "joys" of aging, am I right?
I have loss of hearing from military service, not enough to qualify me for a claim- aren't I lucky?
I have loss of hearing from military service, not enough to qualify me for a claim- aren't I lucky?
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Capt Seid Waddell
SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres, I think mine came mostly from the firing range. We didn't wear hearing protection in those days, and I still have constant tones in my ears. The hearing aids help, but they eat batteries like candy so I only turn them on when I need to hear something.
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SGT Jose Perdelia-Torres
Capt Seid Waddell - mine did from being a range NCO for Afghan National Army personnel, i wore hearing protection but they really don't help all that much...
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