American Song

The song that I chose to write that I thought reflects America greatly is The 8th of November by Big & Rich. I think that this song is a huge part in most American homes today because the lyrics talk about a soldier leaving his home to go and fight the war.
In 1965, on November 8th, there was an Airborne Brigade in Vietnam. 48 soldiers lost their lives that day, and this song reflects what happened to one of the soldiers, but at the same time includes those who died.

"Said goodbye to his mama, as he left North Dakota, to fight for the red, white and blue". As the first few lines of the song, I think that it's powerful to start out with. As it goes into the chorus, the song acknowledges that there is not only one soldier that is a hero; it's all soldiers. Although it does talk about one specific soldier, I believe that the song can relate to most that come back from being at war and fighting for their country.

"On the 8th of November, the angels were cryin' as they carried his brothers away. With the fire raining down, and the hell all around, there were few men left standing that day." I can't even imagine what it would be like being in the war, having to go over seas to continuously risk your life. However, I am so grateful that there are people that not only are willing to, but want to defend America.

I think that although this song contributes to one date in time specifically, it can relate to every-day soldiers that leave or come home from the war. I also think that this song will always reflect America because in the majority of homes there are people that risk their lives for America, and there will always people that do so. We should always give contribution for those people.

What I failed to mention earlier was the part of the song that talks about the 1200 (pronounced as twelve hundred in the song) Viet Cong attacked the unit of soldiers that were in Vietnam:
"He was dropped in the jungle, where the choppers would rumble, with the smell of napalm in the air, and the Sergent said, 'look up ahead'. Like a dark evil cloud, 1200 came down, on him and 29 more. They fought for their lives, but most of them died, in the 173rd Airborne."
Here's the link to the song on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozpdBvB0hek&ob=av3n&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1