I Was Only 19

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Roger Young

Roger,

As long as you guys are posting videos, here’s one from Australia. This is a version of ‘I was only 19’ that incorporates some older vets that I think some of us might identify with.

The song by Redgum called ‘I was only 19’ has an interesting history of the song writer spending a long time with a vet, going through pictures, listening to stories and finally writing the song. The story of how it evolved and was accepted by the vets is as interesting as the song itself.

Terry Shulze, Spur 34 and 14

 

PDF: Understanding PTSD – VA

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About Roger Young

Roger "Bear" Young served with the Silver Spurs as a Scout crew chief and Line Chief from Dec '69 through Nov '70. Upon his return to the "world" he served at Hunter AAF as a Cobra Periodic Inspection team leader. He founded the Spur website in Sept 1997.
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2 Responses to I Was Only 19

  1. J. Waldo Pepper says:
    June 24, 2011 at 7:24 am

    I dont know about you brother but my God I can identify with this video. It seems I see the same things wherever I go. The Troop is never more than 2 seconds from my mind. It just happened yesterday! Didn’t it?

    • Bear says:
      June 24, 2011 at 10:54 am

      Waldo, very powerful video sent by Terry. I’ve also posted a hyperlink below the video to a new pamphlet by VA on PTSD which may benefit many of us.

      Take care Brother!

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