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{Hello, I'm |
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Kris Kristofferson |
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On November 8th, 1965, the 173rd |
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Airborne Brigade on |
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Operation |
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Hump War Zone |
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D in Vietnam were ambushed by over 1200 |
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V.C.Forty-eight |
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American soldiers lost their lives that day}{ |
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Severely wounded and riskin' his own life, |
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Lawrence Joll, a medic |
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Was the first livin' black man since the |
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Spanish-American |
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WarTo receive the |
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United States |
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Medal of Honor |
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For savin' so many lives in the midst of battle that day}{ |
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Our friend, |
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Nialls Harris, retired 25 years, |
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United States |
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ArmyThe guy who gave |
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Big Kenny his top hat |
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Was one of the wounded who lived |
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This song is his story}{ |
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Caught in the action of 'kill or be killed'"Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for a friend"} |
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Said goodbye to his momma as he left |
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South Dakota |
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To fight for the |
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Red, White and |
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BlueHe was nineteen and green with a new |
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M-16Just doin' what he had to do |
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He was dropped in the jungle |
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Where the choppers would rumble |
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With the smell of napalm in the air |
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Then the sergeant said, "Look up ahead" |
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Like a dark evil cloud, 1200 came down |
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On him and 29 more |
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They fought for their lives but most of them died |
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In the 173rd |
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AirborneOn the 8th of |
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November, the angels were cryin' |
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As they carried his brothers away |
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With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around |
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There were few men left standin' that day |
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Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky1965, the 8th of |
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NovemberNow he's 58 and his pony tail's gray |
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But the battle still plays in his head |
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He limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks' |
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Bout the shrapnel they left in his leg |
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He puts on a gray suit over his |
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Airborne tattoo |
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And he ties it on one time a year |
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And remembers that fallen as he orders a tall one |
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And swallows it down with his tears |
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On the 8th of |
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November, the angels were cryin' |
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As they carried his brothers away |
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With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around |
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There were few men left standin' that day |
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Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky1965, the 8th of |
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NovemberSaw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky1965(1965) |
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On the 8th of |
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November, the angels were cryin' |
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As they carried his brothers away |
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With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around |
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There were few men left standin' that day |
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On the 8th of |
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November, the angels were cryin' |
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As they carried his brothers away |
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With the fire rainin' down and the hell all around |
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There were few men left standin' that day |
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Saw the eagle fly through a clear blue sky1965, the 8th of |
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November8th of |
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November(8th of November) |
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Said goodbye to his |
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Momma as he left |
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South Dakota |
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To fight for the |
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Red, White and |
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BlueHe was nineteen and green with a new |
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M-16Just doin' what he had to do |
