No hurrahs, no tears of joy.
No ribbons ‘round the trees.
Time has picked your pockets clean,
And time will tell if you’re welcome home.

School yards, railroad tracks,
Memories laid end to end.
Seems only you have changed,
Welcome home, Welcome home, my friend.

Sidewalks, garden gates,
Back roads you used to roam.
They’re old friends who ought to say
Welcome home, Welcome home.

Life is cruel, and life is strange,
And fate is not ours to know.
But there’s one thing you know for sure,
War is hell, buddy, Welcome home.

Now leave the past behind,
And turn your eyes toward today.
You’ve reached your journey’s end,
Welcome home, Welcome home to stay.

From the soundtrack of the movie "Welcome Home" starring
Kris Kristofferson, sung by Willie Nelson

The Wall on the Web
Searchable Database

Names of persons on "the Wall" are broken down into 26 files, based on last initial. Click on the initial you'd like to view. (There are 58,169 names in these lists. Updates occur as time permits the many people involved.)

Vietnam Casualties by State
and City or Town

This gallery lists the complete Vietnam War casualty files by State.

The Bitter Homecoming

This article first appeared in the Sunday, December 5, 1982 edition of the Grand Rapids Press , Grand Rapids, Michigan

What Is A Vietnam Veteran?

 

VietnamDogTags.com The site developer, Stacey, is a 35-year-old firefighter and paramedic on the West Coast who made a personal journey to Vietnam to learn more about the Vietnam war and country. Happening upon war souvenirs, Stacy was inspired by soldiers' personal artifacts, in particular the dog tags. She has undertaken as her gift to the veterans and their families who made such a sacrifice for our country and freedom, the task of collecting dog tags in order to return as many 'as possible to the rightful owners: The Veterans themselves, or Families of.' She will release these tags neither to the Department of Defense nor to individual collectors. "THESE TAGS ARE NOT FOR SALE" but only for return. A complete list of those tags in her possession is posted as well as a plea to anyone who might have such a souvenir or collectible to please contribute to the cause. In Stacy's words, "This site was created to honor the Veterans of the Vietnam War and the sacrifices you made. You are not forgotten, whether home...or still missing."

Vietnam Medal of Honor Citations

Some of the songs that got us through:

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

War - Edwin Starr

If You're Going To San Francisco-recorded by Scott McKenzie and his is the version that was popular and went to #4 on the Billboard Chart in 1967.  John Phillips of the Mamas and Papas wrote the song. (Thanks Dan for the correction!)

Aquarius - Fifth Dimension

In The Year 2525 - Zager & Evans

The Band with Bob Dylan (Neil Young, Jerry Garcia, Neil Diamond, Paul Simon

Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Creedence
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker

Black Magic Woman - Santana -

White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane

Abraham, Martin & John - Dion

Hey Jude - Beatles

 

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They Will Not Be Forgotten

POW-MIA

Search the official U.S. Government
THE VIETNAM-ERA
PRISONER-OF-WAR/MISSING-IN-ACTION DATABASE
for extensive case information containing over 121,000 records