Vietnam was a political war,
and this enemy was very hidden.
Woman and children 
were caught up in the middle.
Our troops suffered physical and mental 
wounds and scars.
Some returned home and some did not.
We were spit on and we were abandoned 
by our government. 
As brothers and sisters, we gave our all. 
We never lost faith in one another,
and we leaned on each other.
So please— 
for the ones that did not make it back—
may they not be forgotten.