There are teddy bears & high school rings
And old photographs that mamas bring
That daddies with their young boys, playing ball.
There's combat boots that he used to wear,
When he was sent over there.
There's 50, 000 names carved in the wall
There's cigarettes, & there's cans of beer
And notes that say I miss you dear
And children who don't say anything at all.
There's purple hearts and packs of gum
Fatherless daughters and fatherless sons
And there's 50, 000 names carved in the wall [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/g/george_jones/50000_names.html ]
They come from all across this land
In pickup trucks and mini vans
Searching for a boy from long ago
They scan the wall and find his name
The teardrops fall like pouring rain
And silently they leave a gift and go
There's stars of David and rosary beads
And crucifixion figurines
And flowers of all colors large and small
There's a Boy Scout badge and a merit pin
Little American flags waving in the wind
And there's 50, 000 names carved in the wall.
I'm a vietnam vet. Every friend i made over there are now listed on that wall. I didn't die until i came back and got spit on in the oakland air terminal by a hairy legged hippie girl and all the rest didn't want to talk about it. I still love my country's values or the one's that are left and i'd die today to save those values even for that hairy legged hippie girl. May god bless our country and those whose names are on the wall.