The Beatles!! 'Nuff said.
Elton John's "Bennie and the Jets" was very popular during the war. Even though this song was about drugs, this song brought the men together with the similar tastes in music.
This song was written about the Vietnam War Memorial in 1986. "THE WALL".
http://dwightchristopher.com/music/04%20Track%204.mp3
THE WALL - Dwight Christopher
A soldier walks up to the black granite wall
He soon finds the name of a friend he saw fall
He touches the name and tries not to cry
In silence he wonders why his friend had to die
A woman walks up to the black glossy stone
She touches the name of a man she had known
She kissed him goodbye and he never returned
What a high price they paid for the lessons we learned.
A young lady touches the name of her dad
And longs for the father that she never had
She's happy that honor has now come at last
But it can't erase the pain of the past.
Two fingers meet on a name etched in stone
They touch it so gently they feel so alone
Their only pleasure is what they recall
Of a son who is now just a name on the wall.
The names are all there on the black shiny wall
They fought for their country they answered the call
We all feel better but we can't explain
The feelings we have when we touch their names.
Max Sidders 1986
Lauren Ashley Publishing BMI
THE WALL - Dwight Christopher
A soldier walks up to the black granite wall
He soon finds the name of a friend he saw fall
He touches the name and tries not to cry
In silence he wonders why his friend had to die
A woman walks up to the black glossy stone
She touches the name of a man she had known
She kissed him goodbye and he never returned
What a high price they paid for the lessons we learned.
A young lady touches the name of her dad
And longs for the father that she never had
She's happy that honor has now come at last
But it can't erase the pain of the past.
Two fingers meet on a name etched in stone
They touch it so gently they feel so alone
Their only pleasure is what they recall
Of a son who is now just a name on the wall.
The names are all there on the black shiny wall
They fought for their country they answered the call
We all feel better but we can't explain
The feelings we have when we touch their names.
Max Sidders 1986
Lauren Ashley Publishing BMI